Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Introduction to the verb cabaler
The English translation of the French verb cabaler is “to scheme” or “to plot.” It is pronounced as “ka-ba-leh” in the infinitive form.
The word “cabaler” comes from the Latin word “caballus,” meaning “horse.” In everyday French, “cabaler” is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal past action.
Examples of “cabaler” in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais cabalé pour obtenir une promotion. (If I had more time, I would have schemed to get a promotion.)
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Il regrettera d’avoir cabalé contre ses collègues. (He will regret having plotted against his colleagues.)
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Nous aurions réussi si nous n’avions pas été cabalistes. (We would have succeeded if we had not been schemers.)
English translations:
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If I had had more time, I would have schemed to get a promotion.
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He will regret having plotted against his colleagues.
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We would have succeeded if we had not been schemers.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cabaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cabalé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cabalé. | I would have schemed with you. |
tu | aurais cabalé | Tu aurais cabalé plus tôt. | You would have schemed earlier. |
il | aurait cabalé | Il aurait cabalé avec ses amis. | He would have schemed with his friends. |
elle | aurait cabalé | Elle aurait cabalé pour réussir. | She would have schemed to succeed. |
on | aurait cabalé | On aurait cabalé pour gagner. | One would have schemed to win. |
nous | aurions cabalé | Nous aurions cabalé ensemble. | We would have schemed together. |
vous | auriez cabalé | Vous auriez cabalé sans moi. | You would have schemed without me. |
ils | auraient cabalé | Ils auraient cabalé pour devenir riches. | They would have schemed to become rich. |
elles | auraient cabalé | Elles auraient cabalé pour réussir. | They (female) would have schemed to succeed. |
Other Conjugations for Cabaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
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Cabaler – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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