Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Introduction to the verb cafouiller
The English translation of the French verb cafouiller is “to mess up” or “to bungle.” It is pronounced as “kah-foo-yay.”
Cafouiller comes from the French word “fouiller,” meaning “to search” or “to rummage.” The prefix “ca” adds the connotation of confusion or disorder. Therefore, cafouiller can be interpreted as “to search or rummage in a chaotic or disorganized manner.”
In everyday French, cafouiller is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is similar to the English past perfect tense.
Examples:
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J’ai cafouillé en préparant le dîner, alors je n’avais plus le temps de me changer avant de partir au travail. – I messed up while preparing dinner, so I didn’t have time to change before leaving for work.
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Il avait cafouillé dans ses réponses lors de l’entretien d’embauche, donc il n’a pas été retenu pour le poste. – He had bungled his answers during the job interview, so he was not selected for the position.
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Nous avions cafouillé avec les directions et nous sommes arrivés en retard au concert. – We had messed up with the directions and arrived late to the concert.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cafouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cafouillé | I had fumbled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cafouillé | You had fumbled |
il | il eût | Il eût cafouillé | He had fumbled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cafouillé | She had fumbled |
on | on eût | On eût cafouillé | One had fumbled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cafouillé | We had fumbled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cafouillé | You had fumbled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cafouillé | They had fumbled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cafouillé | They had fumbled |
Other Conjugations for Cafouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafouiller
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Cafouiller – 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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