Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Introduction to the verb carapater
The English translation of the French verb carapater is “to scamper away”. It is pronounced as “kah-rah-pah-tay”.
The word carapater comes from the French word “carapace” which means “shell” or “protective covering”. Its origin is thought to be from the Occitan word “carapace” which also means “shell”. In everyday French, carapater is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense often used to express a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Nous avions carapaté avant qu’il n’arrive. (We had scampered away before he arrived.)
- J’avais carapaté si je t’avais vu. (I would have scampered away if I had seen you.)
- Ils auraient carapaté s’ils avaient eu peur. (They would have scampered away if they had been scared.)
In all of these examples, the verb carapater is conjugated in the past tense and is preceded by the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be). The use of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense adds a sense of unreality or uncertainty to the action of scampering away.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of carapater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse carapaté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse carapaté. | I wish I had run away. |
tu | eusses carapaté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses carapaté. | I wish you had run away. |
il | eût carapaté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût carapaté. | I wish he had run away. |
elle | eût carapaté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût carapaté. | I wish she had run away. |
on | eût carapaté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût carapaté. | I wish one had run away. |
nous | eussions carapaté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions carapaté. | I wish we had run away. |
vous | eussiez carapaté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez carapaté. | I wish you had run away. |
ils | eussent carapaté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent carapaté. | I wish they had run away. |
elles | eussent carapaté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent carapaté. | I wish they had run away. |
Other Conjugations for Carapater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carapater
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Carapater – 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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