Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Introduction to the verb chopper
The English translation of the French verb chopper is “to chop” or “to cut.” The infinitive form of chopper is pronounced “sho-pey.”
The word chopper originated from the Old French word “chopine,” which referred to a type of shoe with a raised sole. It later evolved to mean “to cut” in the 16th century. In everyday French, chopper is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense, to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples of chopper in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Nous avions choppé le bois avant qu’il ne pleuve. (We had chopped the wood before it rained.)
- J’avais choppé la viande avant de préparer le repas. (I had cut the meat before preparing the meal.)
- Ils avaient choppé l’arbre pour en faire du bois de chauffage. (They had chopped down the tree to make firewood.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chopper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus chopé | I had caught |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus chopé | You had caught |
il | il eut | Il eut chopé | He had caught |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut chopé | She had caught |
on | on eut | On eut chopé | One had caught |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chopé | We had caught |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chopé | You had caught |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chopé | They had caught |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chopé | They had caught |
Other Conjugations for Chopper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopper
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Chopper – 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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