Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Introduction to the verb chavirer
The English translation of the French verb chavirer is “to capsize” or “to overturn.” It is pronounced “sha-vee-ray.”
The origin of the word chavirer can be traced back to the Latin word “capere,” meaning “to seize” or “to take.” In Old French, it evolved to “chavir,” which meant “to capsize” or “to overturn.” This word was then combined with the suffix “-er” to create the infinitive form “chavirer.”
In everyday French, chavirer is most commonly used in the passé antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. In this tense, chavirer would be conjugated as “j’ai chaviré” with the auxiliary verb “avoir.”
Three simple examples of chavirer in the passé antérieur tense are:
- J’ai chaviré en canoë avant de nager jusqu’à la rive. (I capsized in my canoe before swimming to the shore.)
- Elle a chaviré en essayant de monter sur le bateau. (She capsized while trying to get on the boat.)
- Nous avons chaviré dès que la tempête a commencé. (We capsized as soon as the storm began.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chavirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chaviré | I had capsized |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chaviré | You had capsized |
il | il eût | Il eût chaviré | He had capsized |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chaviré | She had capsized |
on | on eût | On eût chaviré | One had capsized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chaviré | We had capsized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chaviré | You had capsized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chaviré | They had capsized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chaviré | They had capsized |
Other Conjugations for Chavirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
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Chavirer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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