Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Introduction to the verb calter
The English translation of the French verb calter is “to prance” or “to frolic.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kahl-tay.”
The word calter comes from the Old French word “caltier,” which means to skip or jump. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and is used to describe completed actions that took place before another action in the past.
Examples of calter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’avais calté sur la plage avant que la tempête n’éclate. (I had frolicked on the beach before the storm broke out.)
- Les enfants avaient calté dans le parc avant de rentrer à la maison. (The children had pranced around in the park before going back home.)
- Elle avait calté joyeusement sur la scène avant de recevoir son prix. (She had happily pranced on stage before receiving her award.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of calter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse calté | I had calted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses calté | You had calted |
il | il eût | Il eût calté | He had calted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût calté | She had calted |
on | on eût | On eût calté | One had calted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes calté | We had calted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes calté | You had calted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent calté | They had calted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent calté | They had calted |
Other Conjugations for Calter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
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Calter – 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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