Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Introduction to the verb cabrioler
The English translation of the French verb cabrioler is “to prance” or “to frolic.” It is pronounced as “ka-bree-oh-lay” in the infinitive form.
The word cabrioler comes from the French noun cabri, which means “young goat.” This reflects the playful and energetic connotation of the verb, as if one were imitating the movements of a young goat.
In everyday French, cabrioler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of cabrioler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais préféré que tu aies cabriolé avec nous dans la prairie. (I would have preferred that you had frolicked with us in the meadow.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous soyons allés à la campagne pour pouvoir cabrioler librement. (We should have gone to the countryside to be able to prance freely.)
- Si j’avais su que tu avais déjà cabriolé avec lui, je ne t’aurais jamais présenté à ma sœur. (If I had known that you had already frolicked with him, I would have never introduced you to my sister.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cabrioler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cabriolé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cabriolé. | I wish I had frolicked. |
tu | eusses cabriolé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cabriolé. | I wish you had frolicked. |
il | eût cabriolé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cabriolé. | I wish he had frolicked. |
elle | eût cabriolé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cabriolé. | I wish she had frolicked. |
on | eût cabriolé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cabriolé. | I wish one had frolicked. |
nous | eussions cabriolé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cabriolé. | I wish we had frolicked. |
vous | eussiez cabriolé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cabriolé. | I wish you had frolicked. |
ils | eussent cabriolé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cabriolé. | I wish they had frolicked. |
elles | eussent cabriolé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cabriolé. | I wish they had frolicked. |
Other Conjugations for Cabrioler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabrioler
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Cabrioler – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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