Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Introduction to the verb chipoter
The English translation of the French verb chipoter is “to nitpick” or “to fuss over small details.” The infinitive form is pronounced “shee-po-tay.”
Chipoter comes from the French word chiper, which means “to pick at” or “to tinker with.” It is often used colloquially in everyday French to describe someone who is overly critical or perfectionistic.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, chipoter is used to express doubt or uncertainty about an action that has already happened. The auxiliary verb “avoir” is used before the past participle “chipoté.”
Examples:
- J’ai peur que tu aies trop chipoté avec les détails de ton projet. (I’m afraid you may have nitpicked too much with the details of your project.)
- Nous doutons qu’il ait vraiment chipoté avec sa version de l’histoire. (We doubt that he really nitpicked with his version of the story.)
- Il est possible qu’ils aient chipoté toute la nuit pour préparer ce dîner. (It’s possible that they nitpicked all night to prepare this dinner.)
Overall, chipoter in the Subjonctif Passé tense conveys a sense of doubt or hesitation about the action being described.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chipoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chipoté | Je ne pense pas que j’aie chipoté. | I don’t think I nitpicked. |
tu | aies chipoté | Il faut que tu aies chipoté. | You must have nitpicked. |
il | ait chipoté | Je doute qu’il ait chipoté. | I doubt he nitpicked. |
elle | ait chipoté | Elle préfère qu’elle ait chipoté. | She prefers to have nitpicked. |
on | ait chipoté | On insiste qu’on ait chipoté. | We insist that we nitpicked. |
nous | ayons chipoté | Nous voulons qu’on ait chipoté. | We want it to have been nitpicked. |
vous | ayez chipoté | Il est important que vous ayez chipoté. | It’s important that you nitpicked. |
ils | aient chipoté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chipoté. | They doubt they nitpicked. |
elles | aient chipoté | Elles n’aiment pas qu’elles aient chipoté. | They don’t like to have nitpicked. |
Other Conjugations for Chipoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chipoter
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Chipoter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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