Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Introduction to the verb calotter
The English translation of the French verb calotter is “to cap” or “to top off”. It is pronounced as “ka-lo-te”. The language origin of calotter is from the French word “calotte”, which means “cap” or “hat”. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of calotter in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’eus calotté ma tenue avant de sortir. (I had topped off my outfit before going out.)
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Tu eus calotté la bouteille de champagne pour célébrer. (You had capped off the champagne bottle to celebrate.)
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Ils eurent calotté leur tête avec des casquettes pour se protéger du soleil. (They had capped off their heads with hats to protect themselves from the sun.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of calotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse calotté | I had capped/hatted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses calotté | You had capped/hatted |
il | il eût | Il eût calotté | He had capped/hatted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût calotté | She had capped/hatted |
on | on eût | On eût calotté | One had capped/hatted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes calotté | We had capped/hatted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes calotté | You had capped/hatted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent calotté | They had capped/hatted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent calotté | They had capped/hatted |
Other Conjugations for Calotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
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Calotter – 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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