Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Introduction to the verb cavaler
The English translation of the French verb cavaler is “to gallop” or “to ride at a gallop.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ka-vuh-ley.”
The verb cavaler comes from the Latin word “caballos” meaning “horse.” It is most often used in everyday French as a verb meaning “to ride a horse” or “to gallop.”
In the Passé Antérieur tense, cavaler is used to express an action that occurred before another past action. Here are three examples of its usage:
- J’ai cavalé à travers la campagne avant de rejoindre mes amis. (I galloped through the countryside before joining my friends.)
- Elle avait déjà cavalé pendant trois heures avant que je ne la rejoigne. (She had already galloped for three hours before I caught up with her.)
- Nous avions cavalé toute la journée avant d’arriver à destination. (We had been galloping all day before we reached our destination.)
In these examples, cavaler is used to describe the action of riding a horse at a fast pace. It is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate that the action occurred before another past action.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cavaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus cavaler | I had galloped |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cavaler | You had galloped |
il | il eut | Il eut cavaler | He had galloped |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cavaler | She had galloped |
on | on eut | On eut cavaler | One had galloped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cavaler | We had galloped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cavaler | You had galloped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cavaler | They had galloped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cavaler | They had galloped |
Other Conjugations for Cavaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
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Cavaler – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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