Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Introduction to the verb cheviller
The English translation of the French verb cheviller is “to peg” or “to pin”. It is pronounced as “sheh-vee-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word “cheviller” comes from the Old French word “chevele” meaning “peg” or “stake”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions were met.
Examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais eu des clous, j’aurais chevillé la planche. (If I had had nails, I would have pegged the board.)
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Nous aurions chevillé les bâches si le vent avait été plus fort. (We would have pinned down the tarps if the wind had been stronger.)
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Si tu avais suivi les instructions, tu n’aurais pas chevillé les étagères de travers. (If you had followed the instructions, you wouldn’t have pegged the shelves crooked.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cheviller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais chevillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais chevillé. | I would have nailed you. |
tu | aurais chevillé | Tu aurais chevillé plus tôt. | You would have nailed earlier. |
il | aurait chevillé | Il aurait chevillé la porte. | He would have nailed the door. |
elle | aurait chevillé | Elle aurait chevillé sa robe. | She would have nailed her dress. |
on | aurait chevillé | On aurait chevillé toutes les planches. | One would have nailed all the boards. |
nous | aurions chevillé | Nous aurions chevillé le toit. | We would have nailed the roof. |
vous | auriez chevillé | Vous auriez chevillé avec eux. | You would have nailed with them. |
ils | auraient chevillé | Ils auraient chevillé les meubles. | They would have nailed the furniture. |
elles | auraient chevillé | Elles auraient chevillé leurs étagères. | They (female) would have nailed their shelves. |
Other Conjugations for Cheviller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
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Cheviller – 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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