Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Introduction to the verb caparaçonner
The English translation of the French verb caparaçonner is “to caparison” or “to cover with a caparison”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “kah-pah-rah-soh-neh”.
Caparaçonner comes from the French word “caparaçon”, which refers to a decorative covering for a horse or other animal. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of caparaçonner in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Les chevaux furent caparaçonnés avant le début de la parade. (The horses were caparisoned before the start of the parade.)
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J’avais caparaçonné mon cheval pour le tournoi, mais il s’est blessé avant la compétition. (I had caparisoned my horse for the tournament, but he got injured before the competition.)
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Après avoir caparaçonné les chameaux, les caravaniers sont partis à travers le désert. (After caparisoning the camels, the caravan leaders set off across the desert.)
In these examples, caparaçonner is used to describe the action of covering or decorating animals before a specific event or journey.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of caparaçonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse caparaçonné | I had armored |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses caparaçonné | You had armored |
il | il eût | Il eût caparaçonné | He had armored |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût caparaçonné | She had armored |
on | on eût | On eût caparaçonné | One had armored |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes caparaçonné | We had armored |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes caparaçonné | You had armored |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent caparaçonné | They had armored |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent caparaçonné | They had armored |
Other Conjugations for Caparaçonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caparaçonner
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Caparaçonner – 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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