Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Introduction to the verb caracoler
The English translation of the French verb caracoler is “to prance” or “to prance about.” It is pronounced as “kah-rah-koh-leh” in its infinitive form.
The word caracoler comes from the French word “caracole,” which means a spiral or turn. It ultimately derives from the Italian word “caracolla,” meaning “snail shell,” and can be traced back to the Latin word “caracalla.”
In everyday French, caracoler is most often used in its Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action or event that would have occurred in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, and adding the past participle of caracoler.
Here are three simple examples of caracoler in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais gagné la course, j’aurais caracolé de joie. (If I had won the race, I would have pranced with joy.)
- Ils seraient venus nous voir si nous avions caracolé sur scène. (They would have come to see us if we had pranced on stage.)
- J’aurais aimé caracoler comme un cheval dans les champs. (I would have loved to prance like a horse in the fields.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of caracoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais caracolé | Si j’avais eu un cheval, j’aurais caracolé. | If I had had a horse, I would have pranced. |
tu | aurais caracolé | Tu aurais caracolé avec élégance. | You would have pranced with elegance. |
il | aurait caracolé | Il aurait caracolé devant le public. | He would have pranced in front of the audience. |
elle | aurait caracolé | Elle aurait caracolé en robe de soirée. | She would have pranced in an evening gown. |
on | aurait caracolé | On aurait caracolé dans les champs. | One would have pranced in the fields. |
nous | aurions caracolé | Nous aurions caracolé au galop. | We would have galloped and pranced. |
vous | auriez caracolé | Vous auriez caracolé en dansant. | You would have pranced while dancing. |
ils | auraient caracolé | Ils auraient caracolé sur la plage. | They would have pranced on the beach. |
elles | auraient caracolé | Elles auraient caracolé en ville. | They (female) would have pranced in the city. |
Other Conjugations for Caracoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
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Caracoler – 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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