Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Introduction to the verb calfeutrer
The English translation of the French verb calfeutrer is “to caulk” or “to seal.” It is pronounced as “kahl-fuh-tray” in the infinitive form.
The word calfeutrer comes from the French word “caulfeutre,” which means “caulk” or “seal.” It is derived from the Latin word “calcāre,” meaning “to trample.”
In everyday French, calfeutrer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense that indicates a completed action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of using calfeutrer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Nous eûmes calfeutré toutes les fenêtres avant la tempête. (We had caulked all the windows before the storm.)
- Tu eus calfeutré la porte pour éviter les courants d’air. (You had sealed the door to avoid drafts.)
- Ils eurent calfeutré toutes les fissures du toit avant l’arrivée de l’hiver. (They had caulked all the cracks in the roof before winter arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of calfeutrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse calfeutré | I had caulked/sealed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses calfeutré | You had caulked/sealed |
il | il eût | Il eût calfeutré | He had caulked/sealed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût calfeutré | She had caulked/sealed |
on | on eût | On eût calfeutré | One had caulked/sealed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes calfeutré | We had caulked/sealed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes calfeutré | You had caulked/sealed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent calfeutré | They had caulked/sealed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent calfeutré | They had caulked/sealed |
Other Conjugations for Calfeutrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfeutrer
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Calfeutrer – 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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