Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Introduction to the verb cavaler
The English translation of the French verb cavaler is “to ride, to gallop, to scamper”. The infinitive form, cavaler, is pronounced as “kah-vah-lay”.
The word cavaler comes from the Latin word “caballus”, meaning “horse”. It first appeared in Old French as “chevalet”, meaning “horseman”. Over time, it evolved into “chevalier” (knight) and eventually into “cavalier” (horseman). In everyday French, cavaler is most often used in the subjonctif passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples:
- Il faut que j’aie cavaler pour attraper le bus. (I had to ride to catch the bus.)
- Elle aurait pu tomber en cavalcadant sur ce cheval sauvage. (She could have fallen while galloping on that wild horse.)
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais cavaler plus vite pour lui échapper. (If I had known, I would have scampered away faster to escape him.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cavaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cavallé | Je doute que j’aie cavallé. | I doubt that I galloped. |
tu | aies cavallé | Il faut que tu aies cavallé. | You must have galloped. |
il | ait cavallé | Il est possible qu’il ait cavallé. | It’s possible he galloped. |
elle | ait cavallé | Elle craint qu’elle ait cavallé. | She fears she galloped. |
on | ait cavallé | On veut qu’on ait cavallé. | We want it to have been galloped. |
nous | ayons cavallé | Espérons que nous ayons cavallé. | Let’s hope we galloped. |
vous | ayez cavallé | Il est important que vous ayez cavallé. | It’s important that you galloped. |
ils | aient cavallé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient cavallé. | They doubt they galloped. |
elles | aient cavallé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient cavallé. | They prefer they galloped. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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