Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Introduction to the verb carapater
The English translation of the French verb carapater is “to flee” or “to run away.” It is pronounced “kah-rah-pah-tay.”
The language origin of carapater can be traced back to the Old French word “carapace,” meaning “shell” or “armor,” and the verb “patte,” meaning “paw” or “foot.” Together, they form the verb “carapater,” which literally means “to use one’s paws to protect oneself.”
In everyday French, carapater is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. This tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of carapater in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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J’eus carapaté quand j’ai vu le chien enragé. (I had fled when I saw the rabid dog.)
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Ils eurent carapaté avant que la tempête n’arrive. (They had run away before the storm arrived.)
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Elle sut qu’il avait carapaté avec l’argent. (She knew that he had fled with the money.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of carapater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse carapaté | I had escaped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses carapaté | You had escaped |
il | il eût | Il eût carapaté | He had escaped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût carapaté | She had escaped |
on | on eût | On eût carapaté | One had escaped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes carapaté | We had escaped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes carapaté | You had escaped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent carapaté | They had escaped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent carapaté | They had escaped |
Other Conjugations for Carapater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
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Carapater – 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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