Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Introduction to the verb calter
The English translation of the French verb calter is “to waver” or “to hesitate”. It is pronounced as “kahl-tay”.
The word calter comes from the Old French word “chalter” which means “to change”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of calter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais peur qu’il caltât devant le jury. (I was afraid that he would waver in front of the jury.)
- Elle avait toujours calté avant de prendre une décision importante. (She had always hesitated before making an important decision.)
- Il était étonné que je n’eusse pas calté devant le danger. (He was surprised that I didn’t waver in the face of danger.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of calter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse calté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse calté. | I wish I had spoken. |
tu | eusses calté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses calté. | I wish you had spoken. |
il | eût calté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût calté. | I wish he had spoken. |
elle | eût calté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût calté. | I wish she had spoken. |
on | eût calté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût calté. | I wish one had spoken. |
nous | eussions calté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions calté. | I wish we had spoken. |
vous | eussiez calté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez calté. | I wish you had spoken. |
ils | eussent calté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent calté. | I wish they had spoken. |
elles | eussent calté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent calté. | I wish they had spoken. |
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
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 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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