Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Introduction to the verb caracoler
The English translation of the French verb caracoler is “to prance” or “to trot.” It is pronounced as “kah-rah-koh-lay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of caracoler can be traced back to the Italian word “caracolare,” meaning to gallop or run. It entered the French language in the 16th century and was used to describe the movements of horses.
In everyday French, caracoler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to describe actions that were completed before another past action. It is similar to the English past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of caracoler in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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Les chevaux avaient caracolé dans le champ avant que nous arrivions. (The horses had pranced in the field before we arrived.)
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Le cheval avait caracolé sur la plage toute la journée. (The horse had trotted on the beach all day.)
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Les danseurs avaient caracolé sur la piste de danse toute la nuit. (The dancers had pranced on the dance floor all night.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of caracoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus caracolé | I had pranced |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus caracolé | You had pranced |
il | il eut | Il eut caracolé | He had pranced |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut caracolé | She had pranced |
on | on eut | On eut caracolé | One had pranced |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes caracolé | We had pranced |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes caracolé | You had pranced |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent caracolé | They had pranced |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent caracolé | They had pranced |
Other Conjugations for Caracoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
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Caracoler – 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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