Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Introduction to the verb cacarder
The English translation of the French verb cacarder is “to cackle” or “to caw”. It is pronounced as “ka-kaR-dey” in the infinitive form.
The word cacarder comes from the onomatopoeic word “craqueter” meaning “to cackle”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the sound of a bird or animal, particularly a chicken.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, cacarder is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of cacarder.
Examples:
- Les poules eurent cacardé avant l’aube. (The hens had cackled before dawn.)
- Les corbeaux eurent cacardé bruyamment. (The crows had cawed loudly.)
- Les dindes eurent cacardé tout l’après-midi. (The turkeys had cackled all afternoon.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cacarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cacardé | I had cackled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cacardé | You had cackled |
il | il eût | Il eût cacardé | He had cackled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cacardé | She had cackled |
on | on eût | On eût cacardé | One had cackled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cacardé | We had cackled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cacardé | You had cackled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cacardé | They had cackled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cacardé | They had cackled |
Other Conjugations for Cacarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacarder
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Cacarder – 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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