Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Introduction to the verb carcailler
The English translation of the French verb carcailler is “to cackle” or “to caw.” It is pronounced as “kar-kay-yay.”
The word “carcailler” comes from the French word “carcaillerie,” which refers to the sound that a crow or rooster makes. It is often used in everyday French to describe the loud, harsh sound of a crow or other bird.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe completed actions in the past, carcailler is conjugated as “j’eus carcaillé,” “tu eus carcaillé,” “il/elle eut carcaillé,” “nous eûmes carcaillé,” “vous eûtes carcaillé,” and “ils/elles eurent carcaillé.”
Three examples of carcailler in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus carcaillé toute la nuit. (I cackled all night.)
- Tu eus carcaillé jusqu’au petit matin. (You cackled until dawn.)
- Nous eûmes carcaillé si fort que nos voisins se sont plaints. (We cackled so loudly that our neighbors complained.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of carcailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse carcaillé | I had scolded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses carcaillé | You had scolded |
il | il eût | Il eût carcaillé | He had scolded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût carcaillé | She had scolded |
on | on eût | On eût carcaillé | One had scolded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes carcaillé | We had scolded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes carcaillé | You had scolded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent carcaillé | They had scolded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent carcaillé | They had scolded |
Other Conjugations for Carcailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
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Carcailler – 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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