Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Introduction to the verb cabiner
The English translation of the French verb cabiner is “to lock up” or “to confine”. It is pronounced as “ka-bee-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word cabiner comes from the Old French word cabane, meaning “cabin” or “hut”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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Ils avaient cabiné les prisonniers avant de partir en vacances.
(They had locked up the prisoners before going on vacation.) -
Elle eut cabine son chat dans la chambre avant la visite de son ami.
(She had confined her cat in the room before her friend’s visit.) -
Nous avions cabiné nos affaires dans notre sac à dos avant de partir en randonnée.
(We had packed our things in our backpack before going on a hike.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cabiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus cabiné | I had cabined |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cabiné | You had cabined |
il | il eut | Il eut cabiné | He had cabined |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cabiné | She had cabined |
on | on eut | On eut cabiné | One had cabined |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cabiné | We had cabined |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cabiné | You had cabined |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cabiné | They had cabined |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cabiné | They had cabined |
Other Conjugations for Cabiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabiner
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Cabiner – 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)
Summary
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