Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Introduction to the verb cameloter
The English translation of the French verb cameloter is “to peddle/to sell cheap goods”. It is pronounced as “kah-meh-loh-teh”.
The word cameloter comes from the noun “camelot”, which refers to cheap, low-quality goods that are sold on the street. The verb cameloter is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe a completed action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of cameloter in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il avait cameloté des souvenirs sur la plage avant de se rendre compte qu’il avait oublié son porte-monnaie. (He had sold souvenirs on the beach before realizing he had forgotten his wallet.)
- Elle avait cameloté des bijoux dans les rues de Paris avant de trouver un emploi stable. (She had peddled jewelry on the streets of Paris before finding a stable job.)
- Nous avions cameloté des crêpes sur la place du village avant de rentrer chez nous. (We had sold crepes on the village square before going back home.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cameloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cameloté | I had peddled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cameloté | You had peddled |
il | il eût | Il eût cameloté | He had peddled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cameloté | She had peddled |
on | on eût | On eût cameloté | One had peddled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cameloté | We had peddled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cameloté | You had peddled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cameloté | They had peddled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cameloté | They had peddled |
Other Conjugations for Cameloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cameloter
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Cameloter – 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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