Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Introduction to the verb cavaler
The English translation of the French verb cavaler is “to gallop” or “to run wildly”. The infinitive form of cavaler is pronounced “kah-va-lay”.
The origin of the word cavaler can be traced back to the Latin word “caballus” meaning “horse”. In everyday French, cavaler is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
3 examples of cavaler used in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai cavalé dans la forêt toute la journée. (I galloped through the forest all day.)
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Nous avons cavalé sur la plage au coucher du soleil. (We ran wildly on the beach at sunset.)
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Ils ont cavalé pour attraper le dernier train. (They ran wildly to catch the last train.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cavaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cavalcé | J’ai cavalcé à cheval. | I rode horseback. |
tu | as cavalcé | Tu as cavalcé avec moi. | You rode with me. |
il | a cavalcé | Il a cavalcé en tête. | He rode in the front. |
elle | a cavalcé | Elle a cavalcé au galop. | She galloped. |
on | a cavalcé | On a cavalcé toute la journée. | We rode all day. |
nous | avons cavalcé | Nous avons cavalcé dans la forêt. | We rode in the forest. |
vous | avez cavalcé | Vous avez cavalcé à toute vitesse. | You rode at full speed. |
ils | ont cavalcé | Ils ont cavalcé en randonnée. | They rode on a hike. |
elles | ont cavalcé | Elles ont cavalcé sur la plage. | They rode on the beach. |
Other Conjugations for Cavaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
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Cavaler – 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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