Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cavaler
Introduction to the verb cavaler
The English translation of the French verb cavaler is “to gallop” or “to ride”. It is pronounced as “ka-va-le”.
The origin of cavaler can be traced back to the Latin word “caballus”, meaning “horse”. It entered the French language in the Middle Ages and was originally used to refer to the act of riding a horse. Over time, it evolved to also mean “to gallop” or “to hurry”.
In everyday French, cavaler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain. This tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait with the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of cavaler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais cavalé si j’avais reçu le message. (I would have hurried if I had received the message.)
- Elle m’avait dit de ne pas cavaler si vite. (She had told me not to gallop so fast.)
- Ils auraient cavalé pendant des heures s’ils n’étaient pas tombés malades. (They would have galloped for hours if they hadn’t gotten sick.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cavaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cavalié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cavalié. | I wish I had galloped. |
tu | eusses cavalié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cavalié. | I wish you had galloped. |
il | eût cavalié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cavalié. | I wish he had galloped. |
elle | eût cavalié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cavalié. | I wish she had galloped. |
on | eût cavalié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cavalié. | I wish one had galloped. |
nous | eussions cavalié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cavalié. | I wish we had galloped. |
vous | eussiez cavalié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cavalié. | I wish you had galloped. |
ils | eussent cavalié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cavalié. | I wish they had galloped. |
elles | eussent cavalié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cavalié. | I wish they had 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
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 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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