Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Introduction to the verb caracoler
The English translation of the French verb caracoler is “to prance”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “kah-rah-koh-leh”.
Caracoler comes from the French word “caracole” which means “a series of turns or curves”. It originated from the Italian word “caracolare” which has the same meaning. In everyday French, caracoler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is hypothetical or desired.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu caracolesses avec moi sur la plage.
(I would have liked for you to have pranced with me on the beach.) -
Elle aurait préféré que le cheval caracolât plus rapidement.
(She would have preferred for the horse to have pranced faster.) -
Il aurait fallu que nous caracolions moins et que nous nous concentrions sur le travail.
(We should have pranced less and focused more on our work.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of caracoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse caracolé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse caracolé. | I wish I had pranced. |
tu | eusses caracolé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses caracolé. | I wish you had pranced. |
il | eût caracolé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût caracolé. | I wish he had pranced. |
elle | eût caracolé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût caracolé. | I wish she had pranced. |
on | eût caracolé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût caracolé. | I wish one had pranced. |
nous | eussions caracolé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions caracolé. | I wish we had pranced. |
vous | eussiez caracolé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez caracolé. | I wish you had pranced. |
ils | eussent caracolé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent caracolé. | I wish they had pranced. |
elles | eussent caracolé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent caracolé. | I wish they had pranced. |
Other Conjugations for Caracoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caracoler
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Caracoler – 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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