Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Introduction to the verb cabaler
The English translation of the French verb cabaler is “to scheme” or “to plot.” The infinitive form of cabaler is pronounced “kah-bah-leh.”
The word cabaler comes from the noun cabale, which originated from the Italian word cabala, meaning “secret intrigue.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense and indicates an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples:
- Il avait cabalé toute la nuit pour obtenir le poste. (He had schemed all night to get the job.)
- Elle avait cabalé avec son collègue pour saboter le projet. (She had plotted with her colleague to sabotage the project.)
- Ils avaient cabalé contre leur chef pour obtenir une augmentation. (They had conspired against their boss to get a raise.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cabaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cabalé | I had schemed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cabalé | You had schemed |
il | il eût | Il eût cabalé | He had schemed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cabalé | She had schemed |
on | on eût | On eût cabalé | One had schemed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cabalé | We had schemed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cabalé | You had schemed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cabalé | They had schemed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cabalé | They had schemed |
Other Conjugations for Cabaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabaler
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Cabaler – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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