Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Introduction to the verb cavaler
The English translation of the French verb cavaler is “to gallop” or “to ride fast”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “kah-vah-lay”.
The word cavaler comes from the Latin word caballus, meaning “horse”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or future action that would have taken place in the past.
Three simple examples of the usage of cavaler in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais eu un cheval, j’aurais cavaler dans la prairie toute la journée. (If I had had a horse, I would have galloped in the meadow all day.)
- Tu aurais dû me laisser cavaler librement au lieu de me retenir. (You should have let me gallop freely instead of holding me back.)
- Elle serait partie cavaler sur la plage si elle avait eu le temps. (She would have gone for a fast ride on the beach if she had had time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cavaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cavale | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cavaleé. | I would have galloped. |
tu | aurais cavale | Tu aurais cavaleé plus tôt. | You would have galloped earlier. |
il | aurait cavale | Il aurait cavaleé plus vite. | He would have galloped faster. |
elle | aurait cavale | Elle aurait cavaleé jusqu’au bout. | She would have galloped all the way. |
on | aurait cavale | On aurait cavaleé dans les champs. | One would have galloped in the fields. |
nous | aurions cavale | Nous aurions cavaleé à cheval. | We would have galloped on horseback. |
vous | auriez cavale | Vous auriez cavaleé avec nous. | You would have galloped with us. |
ils | auraient cavale | Ils auraient cavaleé comme des fous. | They would have galloped like crazy. |
elles | auraient cavale | Elles auraient cavaleé à travers la forêt. | They (female) would have galloped through the forest. |
Other Conjugations for Cavaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
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Cavaler – 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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