Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Introduction to the verb cailler
The English translation of the French verb cailler is “to curdle.” It is pronounced “kah-yeh.”
Cailler comes from the Old French word “cail,” which means “curd.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive perfect tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past event.
Example 1: J’avais peur que le lait n’ait caillé. (I was afraid that the milk had curdled.)
Example 2: Il était surpris que la sauce ait caillé. (He was surprised that the sauce had curdled.)
Example 3: Elle avait préparé la pâte avant que le lait n’eût caillé. (She had prepared the dough before the milk had curdled.)
English translations:
Example 1: I was afraid that the milk had curdled.
Example 2: He was surprised that the sauce had curdled.
Example 3: She had prepared the dough before the milk had curdled.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse caillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse caillé. | I wish I had curdled. |
tu | eusses caillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses caillé. | I wish you had curdled. |
il | eût caillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût caillé. | I wish he had curdled. |
elle | eût caillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût caillé. | I wish she had curdled. |
on | eût caillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût caillé. | I wish one had curdled. |
nous | eussions caillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions caillé. | I wish we had curdled. |
vous | eussiez caillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez caillé. | I wish you had curdled. |
ils | eussent caillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent caillé. | I wish they had curdled. |
elles | eussent caillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent caillé. | I wish they had curdled. |
Other Conjugations for Cailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
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Cailler – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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