Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Introduction to the verb caboter
The English translation of the French verb caboter is “to coast” or “to sail along the coast”. The infinitive form is pronounced kah-boh-tay.
The word “caboter” comes from the word “côte”, meaning “coast”, and the suffix “-er”, which is the infinitive ending for regular -er verbs in French. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
- Nous avons caboté le long de la côte pendant les vacances. (We coasted along the coast during our vacation.)
- Les marins ont passé des jours à caboter le long de la mer. (The sailors spent days coasting along the sea.)
- Tu as caboté le long de la plage avant de revenir à la maison. (You coasted along the beach before coming back home.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of caboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai caboté | J’ai caboté toute la journée. | I sailed all day. |
tu | as caboté | Tu as caboté sur le lac. | You sailed on the lake. |
il | a caboté | Il a caboté le long de la côte. | He sailed along the coast. |
elle | a caboté | Elle a caboté jusqu’à l’île. | She sailed to the island. |
on | a caboté | On a caboté en bateau. | We sailed by boat. |
nous | avons caboté | Nous avons caboté en famille. | We sailed as a family. |
vous | avez caboté | Vous avez caboté sur la mer. | You sailed on the sea. |
ils | ont caboté | Ils ont caboté jusqu’au port. | They sailed to the port. |
elles | ont caboté | Elles ont caboté parmi les îles. | They sailed among the islands. |
Other Conjugations for Caboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caboter
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Caboter – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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