Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Introduction to the verb calotter
The English translation of the French verb calotter is “to flatten.” It is pronounced “kah-loh-tey.”
The word calotter comes from the Old Occitan word “calot” which means “cap” or “hat.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a possibility or hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais su, j’aurais calotté la pâte avant de la mettre au four. (If I had known, I would have flattened the dough before putting it in the oven.)
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Nous aurions calotté les pneus avant de partir en voyage. (We would have flattened the tires before going on a trip.)
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Tu aurais calotté tes cartons avant de les mettre dans le camion de déménagement. (You would have flattened your boxes before putting them in the moving truck.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of calotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais calotté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais calotté. | I would have capped you. |
tu | aurais calotté | Tu aurais calotté plus tôt. | You would have capped earlier. |
il | aurait calotté | Il aurait calotté son chapeau. | He would have capped his hat. |
elle | aurait calotté | Elle aurait calotté ses amis. | She would have capped her friends. |
on | aurait calotté | On aurait calotté la piste. | One would have capped the track. |
nous | aurions calotté | Nous aurions calotté nos têtes. | We would have capped our heads. |
vous | auriez calotté | Vous auriez calotté avec eux. | You would have capped with them. |
ils | auraient calotté | Ils auraient calotté le vin. | They would have capped the wine. |
elles | auraient calotté | Elles auraient calotté leurs bouteilles. | They (female) would have capped their bottles. |
Other Conjugations for Calotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
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Calotter – 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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