Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Introduction to the verb capoter
The English translation of the French verb capoter is “to flip over” or “to turn upside down.” It is pronounced as “ka-poh-tey.”
The origin of the word capoter can be traced back to the Latin word “caput,” meaning “head.” In Old French, it meant “to put on one’s head” and later evolved to mean “to turn upside down.”
In everyday French, capoter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express actions that were completed before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of capoter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense and their English translations:
- J’espérais qu’il n’avait pas capoté la voiture. (I hoped he hadn’t flipped the car.)
- Il fallait qu’elle ait capoté le projet avant la réunion. (She had to have messed up the project before the meeting.)
- Nous étions tristes qu’ils eussent capoté leur mariage. (We were sad that they had failed their marriage.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of capoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse capoté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse capoté. | I wish I had flipped out. |
tu | eusses capoté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses capoté. | I wish you had flipped out. |
il | eût capoté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût capoté. | I wish he had flipped out. |
elle | eût capoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût capoté. | I wish she had flipped out. |
on | eût capoté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût capoté. | I wish one had flipped out. |
nous | eussions capoté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions capoté. | I wish we had flipped out. |
vous | eussiez capoté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez capoté. | I wish you had flipped out. |
ils | eussent capoté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent capoté. | I wish they had flipped out. |
elles | eussent capoté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent capoté. | I wish they had flipped out. |
Other Conjugations for Capoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capoter
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Capoter – 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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