Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Introduction to the verb chanter
The English translation of the French verb chanter is “to sing.” It is pronounced as “shahn-tay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of chanter can be traced back to the Latin word “cantare,” which also means “to sing.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have occurred in the past.
Here are three simple examples of chanter in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su jouer de la guitare, j’aurais chanté une chanson pour toi. (If I had known how to play the guitar, I would have sung a song for you.)
- Ils auraient chanté toute la nuit s’ils avaient eu plus de temps. (They would have sung all night if they had had more time.)
- Tu aurais chanté mieux si tu avais pris des cours de chant. (You would have sung better if you had taken singing lessons.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of chanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais chanté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais chanté. | I would have sung to you. |
tu | aurais chanté | Tu aurais chanté plus tôt. | You would have sung earlier. |
il | aurait chanté | Il aurait chanté une chanson. | He would have sung a song. |
elle | aurait chanté | Elle aurait chanté avec ses amis. | She would have sung with her friends. |
on | aurait chanté | On aurait chanté toute la nuit. | One would have sung all night. |
nous | aurions chanté | Nous aurions chanté en choeur. | We would have sung in unison. |
vous | auriez chanté | Vous auriez chanté avec nous. | You would have sung with us. |
ils | auraient chanté | Ils auraient chanté en harmonie. | They would have sung in harmony. |
elles | auraient chanté | Elles auraient chanté des chants traditionnels. | They (female) would have sung traditional songs. |
Other Conjugations for Chanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanter
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Chanter – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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