Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Introduction to the verb calter
The English translation of the French verb calter is “to stumble” or “to falter”. It is pronounced “kal-teh” in its infinitive form.
The word calter comes from the Old French word “caltre” which means “to stumble” or “to trip”. It can also be traced back to the Latin word “calcitro” which has a similar meaning.
In everyday French, calter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of calter in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il se peut que j’aie calté sur une pierre en marchant dans le parc. (It is possible that I stumbled on a stone while walking in the park.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu n’aies pas calté devant tout le monde. (I would have preferred that you didn’t stumble in front of everyone.)
- Si nous n’avions pas calté, nous aurions gagné la course. (If we hadn’t stumbled, we would have won the race.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of calter
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Other Conjugations for Calter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
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Calter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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