Falloir – to be necessary

French Verb Conjugations

 PresentImperfectFutureConditionalSubjunctiveImperfect subj.
ilfautfallaitfaudrafaudraitfaillefallût
       
 Passé composéPast perfectFuture perfectPast conditionalPast subjunctivePluperfect subj.
ila falluavait falluaura falluaurait falluait fallueût fallu
       
 Passé simplePast anteriorImperativeParticiples 
ilfalliteut fallu  n/a Presentn/a
       Pastfallu
    Past imperative Perfectayant fallu
     n/a  
      Past infinitive
       avoir fallu

  Falloir is an irregular -ir verb and an impersonal verb.

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