Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Introduction to the verb caboter
The English translation of the French verb caboter is “to coast” or “to sail along the coast.” It is pronounced “ka-boh-teh.”
The origin of the word caboter can be traced back to the Middle French word “cabot,” meaning small ship or boat. It comes from the Italian word “capotto,” meaning “covered boat,” and ultimately from the Latin word “caput,” meaning “head.” In everyday French, caboter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense often used in literature or formal speech.
Here are three simple examples of caboter in the Passé Antérieur tense and their English translations:
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J’eus caboté le long de la côte pendant toute la journée. (I coasted along the coast all day.)
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Tu eus caboté jusqu’à la petite île au large. (You sailed along the coast to the small island offshore.)
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Les marins eurent caboté le long de la Méditerranée pendant des mois. (The sailors had sailed along the Mediterranean for months.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of caboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus caboté | I caboted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus caboté | You caboted |
il | il eut | Il eut caboté | He caboted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut caboté | She caboted |
on | on eut | On eut caboté | One caboted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes caboté | We caboted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes caboté | You caboted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent caboté | They caboted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent caboté | They caboted |
Other Conjugations for Caboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
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Caboter – 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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