Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Introduction to the verb cauchemarder
The English translation of the French verb “cauchemarder” is “to have nightmares.” The infinitive form “cauchemarder” is pronounced as “koh-shuh-mar-day.”
The word “cauchemarder” originated from the combination of two words: “causse” meaning “to press” and “mare” meaning “nightmare.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary past tense used primarily in written French.
Here are three examples of “cauchemarder” in the Passé Simple tense with their respective English translations:
- Je cauchemardai toute la nuit. (I had nightmares all night.)
- Tu cauchemardas après avoir vu ce film d’horreur. (You had nightmares after watching that horror movie.)
- Elle cauchemarda de manière récurrente pendant des semaines. (She had recurring nightmares for weeks.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French and is mostly found in literature or formal writing. In everyday spoken French, the Passé Composé tense, which uses the auxiliary verb “avoir,” is more commonly used to express actions in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of cauchemarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | cauchemardai | J’ai cauchemardé cette nuit. | I had a nightmare last night. |
Tu | cauchemardas | Tu cauchemardas beaucoup. | You had a lot of nightmares. |
Il | cauchemarda | Il cauchemarda pendant des heures. | He had nightmares for hours. |
Elle | cauchemarda | Elle cauchemarda d’un monstre effrayant. | She had a nightmare about a scary monster. |
On | cauchemarda | On cauchemarda toute la nuit. | One had nightmares all night. |
Nous | cauchemardâmes | Nous cauchemardâmes ensemble. | We had nightmares together. |
Vous | cauchemardâtes | Vous cauchemardâtes souvent. | You had nightmares often. |
Ils | cauchemardèrent | Ils cauchemardèrent à cause du film. | They had nightmares because of the movie. |
Elles | cauchemardèrent | Elles cauchemardèrent de leur expérience. | They (feminine) had nightmares about their experience. |
Other Conjugations for Cauchemarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
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Cauchemarder – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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