Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Introduction to the verb carotter
The English translation of the French verb carotter is “to cheat” or “to swindle”. It is pronounced as “kah-roh-tey” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word carotter can be traced back to the Old French word “charrotier” meaning “to card or comb wool”. Over time, the word evolved to have a negative connotation, referring to fraudulent activities.
In everyday French conversation, carotter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary equivalent of the Past Perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of carotter in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’ai carotté mon ami de 100 euros. (I cheated my friend out of 100 euros.)
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Ils avaient carotté leurs employés en ne leur payant pas les heures supplémentaires. (They had swindled their employees by not paying them for overtime.)
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Elle avait carotté ses parents en leur faisant croire qu’elle était malade. (She had tricked her parents by pretending to be sick.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of carotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus carotté | I had swindled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus carotté | You had swindled |
il | il eut | Il eut carotté | He had swindled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut carotté | She had swindled |
on | on eut | On eut carotté | One had swindled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes carotté | We had swindled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes carotté | You had swindled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent carotté | They had swindled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent carotté | They had swindled |
Other Conjugations for Carotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carotter
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Carotter – 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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