Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Introduction to the verb calfater
The English translation of the French verb calfater is “to caulk.” It is pronounced as “kal-fa-tey” in its infinitive form.
The word calfater comes from the Latin word “calvus,” which means “bald,” and the suffix “-tare,” which is used to form verbs. In everyday French, the verb calfater is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’avais calfater la semaine dernière avant de peindre le bateau. (I had caulked last week before painting the boat.)
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Tu avais calfater toutes les fissures avant que la pluie ne commence. (You had caulked all the cracks before the rain started.)
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Ils avaient calfater le navire avant le voyage vers l’Amérique. (They had caulked the ship before the voyage to America.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of calfater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse calfater | I had caulked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses calfater | You had caulked |
il | il eût | Il eût calfater | He had caulked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût calfater | She had caulked |
on | on eût | On eût calfater | One had caulked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes calfater | We had caulked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes calfater | You had caulked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent calfater | They had caulked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent calfater | They had caulked |
Other Conjugations for Calfater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
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Calfater – 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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