Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Introduction to the verb caqueter
The English translation of the French verb caqueter is “to chatter” or “to cackle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ka-keh-tay.”
The word caqueter comes from the Middle French word “cacreter” which means “to chatter like a jay.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “caccare” which means “to cackle.” In everyday French, caqueter is often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action or event in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je craignais qu’elle ne caquetât sans arrêt toute la nuit. (I was afraid she would chatter nonstop all night.)
- J’aimais qu’ils caquetassent en jouant dans le jardin. (I liked it when they chattered while playing in the garden.)
- Il fallait qu’elles se taisent car leur caquètement dérangeait les autres invités. (They had to be quiet because their cackling was bothering the other guests.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of caqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | caquetasse | Si j’étais un perroquet, je caquetasse toute la journée. | If I were a parrot, I would chatter all day. |
tu | caquetasses | Si tu ne caquetasses pas autant, tu pourrais écouter. | If you didn’t chatter so much, you could listen. |
il | caquetât | Il serait énervé si il caquetât toute la soirée. | He would be annoyed if he chattered all evening. |
elle | caquetât | Elle serait ennuyée si elle caquetât devant les invités. | She would be annoyed if she chattered in front of guests. |
on | caquetât | Si on caquetât plus fort, on ne pourrait pas se concentrer. | If one chattered louder, one couldn’t concentrate. |
nous | caquetassions | Si nous caquetassions moins, nous pourrions plus entendre. | If we didn’t chatter as much, we could hear better. |
vous | caquetassiez | Si vous caquetassiez moins, vous seriez moins fatigué. | If you didn’t chatter as much, you wouldn’t be as tired. |
ils | caquetassent | S’ils caquetassent moins, ils pourraient mieux travailler. | If they didn’t chatter as much, they could work better. |
elles | caquetassent | Si elles caquetassent ensemble, elles ne seraient pas productives. | If they chattered together, they wouldn’t be productive. |
Other Conjugations for Caqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caqueter
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Caqueter – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
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