Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Introduction to the verb carapater
The English translation of the French verb carapater is “to scamper” or “to run away.” The infinitive form, carapater, is pronounced “kah-rah-pah-tay.”
The word carapater comes from the French word “carapace,” meaning “shell” or “armor.” It is most often used as a slang verb in every day French, usually in a colloquial or informal context.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, carapater is most often used to express a hypothetical or possible action. Here are three examples of its usage:
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Si j’avais de l’argent, je carapaterais en vacances. (If I had money, I would scamper away on vacation.)
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Tu ne devrais pas parler à cet inconnu, il pourrait carapater avec ton argent. (You shouldn’t talk to that stranger, he could scamper away with your money.)
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Si nous allions au parc, les enfants pourraient carapater dans l’herbe. (If we went to the park, the children could scamper in the grass.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of carapater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | carapaterais | Je carapaterais vite. | I would run away quickly. |
tu | carapaterais | Tu carapaterais trop loin. | You would run away too far. |
il | carapaterait | Il carapaterait en silence. | He would run away silently. |
elle | carapaterait | Elle carapaterait vite. | She would run away quickly. |
on | carapaterait | On carapaterait ensemble. | One would run away together. |
nous | carapaterions | Nous carapaterions dans la forêt. | We would run away in the forest. |
vous | carapateriez | Vous carapateriez de la pluie. | You would run away from the rain. |
ils | carapateraient | Ils carapateraient dans le noir. | They would run away in the dark. |
elles | carapateraient | Elles carapateraient vers la lumière. | They would run away towards the light. |
Other Conjugations for Carapater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
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Carapater – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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