Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Introduction to the verb cabotiner
The English translation of the French verb cabotiner is “to show off” or “to play the clown”. It is pronounced as “ka-boh-tee-neh” in its infinitive form.
Cabotiner comes from the word “cabotin”, which refers to an actor who exaggerates their performance and draws attention to themselves. It is often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about actions that happened in the past and were completed before another past action.
Examples:
- J’ai cabotiné sur scène avant que mon partenaire n’arrive. (I had shown off on stage before my partner arrived.)
- Nous avons cabotiné toute la soirée lors de la fête. (We had played the clown all evening at the party.)
- Vous avez cabotiné devant les caméras lors de l’interview. (You had shown off in front of the cameras during the interview.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cabotiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cabotiné | I had cabotined |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cabotiné | You had cabotined |
il | il eût | Il eût cabotiné | He had cabotined |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cabotiné | She had cabotined |
on | on eût | On eût cabotiné | One had cabotined |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cabotiné | We had cabotined |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cabotiné | You had cabotined |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cabotiné | They had cabotined |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cabotiné | They had cabotined |
Other Conjugations for Cabotiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabotiner
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Cabotiner – 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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