Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Introduction to the verb cafter
The English translation of the French verb cafter is “to squeal” or “to tattle.” It is pronounced as “kaft-ay” in the infinitive form.
The word cafter comes from the Old French word “cafter” meaning “to hunt or chase.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of cafter in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais su qu’il m’avait cafté à mon patron, je ne l’aurais jamais invité à ma fête. (If I had known he had squealed on me to my boss, I would have never invited him to my party.)
- Vous auriez dû être plus prudente avec ce secret, sinon elle aurait pu vous cafter à tout le monde. (You should have been more careful with that secret, otherwise she could have tattled on you to everyone.)
- Si tu avais cafté sur moi, je t’aurais renvoyé de l’équipe immédiatement. (If you had snitched on me, I would have fired you from the team immediately.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cafter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cafté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cafté. | I would have tattled on you. |
tu | aurais cafté | Si tu avais su, tu m’aurais cafté. | You would have tattled on me. |
il | aurait cafté | Il aurait cafté à tout le monde. | He would have tattled to everyone. |
elle | aurait cafté | Elle aurait cafté à ses parents. | She would have tattled to her parents. |
on | aurait cafté | On aurait cafté avec nos amis. | One would have tattled with our friends. |
nous | aurions cafté | Nous aurions cafté sur le voisin. | We would have tattled about the neighbor. |
vous | auriez cafté | Vous auriez cafté sur nous. | You would have tattled on us. |
ils | auraient cafté | Ils auraient cafté sur leur collègue. | They would have tattled on their colleague. |
elles | auraient cafté | Elles auraient cafté sur leur patronne. | They (female) would have tattled on their boss. |
Other Conjugations for Cafter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
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Cafter – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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