Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Introduction to the verb calter
The English translation of the French verb calter is “to stumble” or “to falter.” The infinitive form of calter is pronounced “kal-teh.”
Calter comes from the Old French word “chauter,” which means “to stumble.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a past action that would have happened if certain conditions were met.
Examples of calter in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais marché plus vite, je n’aurais pas calté sur cette pierre. (If I had walked faster, I wouldn’t have stumbled on that stone.)
- Tu aurais calté si tu avais porté des chaussures adaptées pour la randonnée. (You would have stumbled if you had worn appropriate hiking shoes.)
- Elle aurait calté si elle n’avait pas regardé où elle marchait. (She would have stumbled if she hadn’t been looking where she was walking.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of calter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais calté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais calté. | I would have chattered at you. |
tu | aurais calté | Tu aurais calté plus tôt. | You would have chattered earlier. |
il | aurait calté | Il aurait calté du film. | He would have chattered about the movie. |
elle | aurait calté | Elle aurait calté à sa mère. | She would have chattered to her mother. |
on | aurait calté | On aurait calté de tout ça. | One would have chattered about all of that. |
nous | aurions calté | Nous aurions calté en français. | We would have chattered in French. |
vous | auriez calté | Vous auriez calté avec eux. | You would have chattered with them. |
ils | auraient calté | Ils auraient calté de politique. | They would have chattered about politics. |
elles | auraient calté | Elles auraient calté à leurs amis. | They (female) would have chattered about politics. |
Other Conjugations for Calter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
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Calter – 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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