Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Introduction to the verb cameloter
The English translation of the French verb cameloter is “to peddle” or “to sell goods door to door.” It is pronounced “kahm-leuh-toh.”
The language origin of cameloter comes from the word “camelot,” which is an old French term for a peddler or traveling merchant. It is most often used in every day French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical past action or a past action that did not occur.
Here are three examples of using cameloter in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais cameloté dans les rues pour gagner de l’argent. (If I had had more time, I would have peddled in the streets to earn money.)
- Tu aurais pu te faire de l’argent supplémentaire en camelotant pendant les vacances. (You could have made some extra money by selling goods door to door during the holidays.)
- Elle aurait aimé voyager à travers le pays en camelotant ses produits artisanaux. (She would have loved to travel across the country peddling her handmade products.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cameloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cameloté | Si j’avais l’argent, je t’aurais cameloté. | I would have peddled to you if I had the money. |
tu | aurais cameloté | Tu aurais cameloté dans les rues. | You would have peddled in the streets. |
il | aurait cameloté | Il aurait cameloté ses marchandises. | He would have peddled his merchandise. |
elle | aurait cameloté | Elle aurait cameloté des souvenirs. | She would have peddled souvenirs. |
on | aurait cameloté | On aurait cameloté dans le quartier. | One would have peddled in the neighborhood. |
nous | aurions cameloté | Nous aurions cameloté ensemble. | We would have peddled together. |
vous | auriez cameloté | Vous auriez cameloté avec nous. | You would have peddled with us. |
ils | auraient cameloté | Ils auraient cameloté dans les marchés. | They would have peddled in markets. |
elles | auraient cameloté | Elles auraient cameloté dans les foires. | They (female) would have peddled in fairs. |
Other Conjugations for Cameloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
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Cameloter – 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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