Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Introduction to the verb craboter
The English translation of the French verb craboter is “to plane” or “to smooth.” It is pronounced as /kʁabɔte/.
The origin of the verb craboter can be traced back to the Old French word “carboter,” meaning “to polish.” It is derived from the Latin word “carbotare,” which also means “to polish.” In everyday modern French, it is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a possible or hypothetical action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies craboté le bois avant de le peindre. (I would have liked you to have planed the wood before painting it.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons mal craboté le meuble, il faut le refaire. (It is possible that we have poorly planed the furniture, we need to do it again.)
- Mes parents ont exigé que j’aie craboté le parquet pendant toute la journée. (My parents demanded that I spend the whole day planing the floor.)
English translations:
- I would have liked you to have planed the wood before painting it.
- It is possible that we have poorly planed the furniture, we need to do it again.
- My parents demanded that I spend the whole day planing the floor.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of craboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie craboté | C’est impossible que j’aie craboté toute la soirée. | It’s impossible that I crabbed all evening. |
tu | aies craboté | Je suis sûr que tu aies craboté pendant notre absence. | I’m sure you crabbed while we were gone. |
il | ait craboté | Il faut qu’il ait craboté pour réussir. | He needs to have crabbed to succeed. |
elle | ait craboté | Elle désire qu’elle ait craboté avec ses amis. | She wishes she had crabbed with her friends. |
on | ait craboté | On est ravi qu’on ait craboté ensemble. | We’re happy that we crabbed together. |
nous | ayons craboté | Il est nécessaire que nous ayons craboté pour terminer à temps. | It’s necessary that we crabbed to finish on time. |
vous | ayez craboté | Je suis contente que vous ayez craboté sans moi. | I’m glad you crabbed without me. |
ils | aient craboté | Ils croient qu’ils aient craboté toute la nuit. | They believe they crabbed all night. |
elles | aient craboté | Elles ont peur qu’elles aient craboté dangereusement. | They are afraid they crabbed dangerously. |
Other Conjugations for Craboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
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Craboter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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