Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Introduction to the verb cafouiller
The English translation of the French verb cafouiller is “to muddle” or “to mess up.” The infinitive form, cafouiller, is pronounced “kah-foo-YEE.”
Cafouiller comes from the French word cafouillage, which means confusion or mix-up. It is often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Three simple examples of using cafouiller in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais cafouillé les ingrédients de la recette. (I had messed up the ingredients of the recipe.)
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Tu avais cafouillé les plans de la soirée. (You had muddled up the plans for the evening.)
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Ils avaient cafouillé leur propre histoire. (They had muddled up their own story.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cafouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais cafouillé | J’avais cafouillé avec les fils électriques. | I had messed up with the electric wires. |
tu | tu avais cafouillé | Tu avais cafouillé en parlant. | You had stumbled while speaking. |
il | il avait cafouillé | Il avait cafouillé en conduisant. | He had made mistakes while driving. |
elle | elle avait cafouillé | Elle avait cafouillé en cuisinant. | She had made a mess while cooking. |
on | on avait cafouillé | On avait cafouillé avec les calculs. | One had made mistakes with the calculations. |
nous | nous avions cafouillé | Nous avions cafouillé avec les plans. | We had messed up with the plans. |
vous | vous aviez cafouillé | Vous aviez cafouillé avec les instructions. | You had made mistakes with the instructions. |
ils | ils avaient cafouillé | Ils avaient cafouillé avec les outils. | They had messed up with the tools. |
elles | elles avaient cafouillé | Elles avaient cafouillé en écrivant. | They had made mistakes while writing. |
Other Conjugations for Cafouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
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Cafouiller – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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