Il me fallut longtemps pour comprendre d'où il venait.
It took me a long time to understand where he came from.
falloir conjugation
/fa.lwaʁ/to be necessary
irregularauxiliary: avoir
Conjugate falloir (to be necessary) in French. Present: il/elle/on faut. Passé composé: il/elle/on a fallu. Past participle: fallu. Auxiliary: avoir. Pronunciation and examples available.
Il ne faut pas que tu dises ça.
You don’t have to say that.
Il a tout ce qu'il te faut.
He has everything that you need.
Il faut que j'y aille
I need to go.
Faut que j'y aille.
Got to go.
Et si vous nuisez à ma réputation, eh bien, il faudra que je ruine la vôtre.
And if you ruin my reputation, well, I'll have to ruin yours.
Indicative
Present indicative
Tense guide| il/elle/on | faut/fo/ |
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Passé composé
Tense guide| il/elle/on | a fallu |
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Imperfect indicative
Tense guide| il/elle/on | fallait/fa.lɛ/ |
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Near future indicative
Tense guide| il/elle/on | va falloir |
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Future indicative
Tense guide| il/elle/on | faudra/fo.dʁa/ |
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Simple past indicative
Tense guide| il/elle/on | fallut/fa.ly/ |
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Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
Tense guide| il/elle/on | faille/faj/ |
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Imperfect subjunctive
Tense guide| il/elle/on | fallût |
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Conditional
Present conditional
Tense guide| il/elle/on | faudrait/fo.dʁɛ/ |
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Other forms
Infinitive
Tense guide| falloir/fa.lwaʁ/ |
Past participle
Tense guide| fallu/fa.ly/ |
Gerund
Tense guide| fallant | ||
| s'en fallant |