Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Introduction to the verb caramboler
The English translation of the French verb caramboler is “to carom” or “to collide.” It is pronounced as “kah-rahm-boh-lay.”
The word caramboler comes from the French noun “carambole,” meaning a carom or rebound in a game, which in turn comes from the Spanish word “carambola” meaning a type of fruit. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense that is used to describe a completed action that occurred before another past action.
Examples of caramboler in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Nous nous sommes carambolés sur la piste de ski. (We collided on the ski slope.)
- Les deux voitures se sont carambolées sur l’autoroute. (The two cars collided on the highway.)
- Les joueurs se sont carambolés plusieurs fois lors du match. (The players collided several times during the game.)
English translations:
- We collided on the ski slope.
- The two cars collided on the highway.
- The players collided several times during the game.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of caramboler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse carambolé | I had caromed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses carambolé | You had caromed |
il | il eût | Il eût carambolé | He had caromed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût carambolé | She had caromed |
on | on eût | On eût carambolé | One had caromed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes carambolé | We had caromed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes carambolé | You had caromed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent carambolé | They had caromed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent carambolé | They had caromed |
Other Conjugations for Caramboler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
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Caramboler – 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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