L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Introduction to the verb chapeler
The English translation of the French verb chapeler is “to spell.” It is pronounced “shap-lay.”
The word chapeler comes from the Latin word “capella,” which means “little hood” or “hooded cloak.” In medieval times, the word was used to refer to a young boy who carried a bishop’s crosier, or staff. Over time, the word evolved to also mean “to spell” or “to write.”
In everyday French, chapeler is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the equivalent of the infinitive present tense in English. In this tense, it is used to express an action that is ongoing or habitual.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Je dois chapeler tous les mots difficiles dans mon cahier. (I have to spell all the difficult words in my notebook.)
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Nous aimons bien chapeler nos noms de famille aux étrangers. (We like to spell our last names to foreigners.)
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Les élèves doivent chapeler les mots correctement pour obtenir une bonne note. (Students have to spell the words correctly to get a good grade.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of chapeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chapele | Je chapele mon nom. | I spell my name. |
tu | chapeles | Tu chapeles souvent. | You often spell. |
il | chapele | Il chapele le mot. | He spells the word. |
elle | chapele | Elle chapele bien. | She spells well. |
on | chapele | On chapele l’alphabet. | We spell the alphabet. |
nous | chapelons | Nous chapelons ensemble. | We spell together. |
vous | chapelez | Vous chapelez vite. | You spell quickly. |
ils | chapellent | Ils chappellent souvent. | They often spell. |
elles | chapellent | Elles chapellent bien. | They spell well. |
Other Conjugations for Chapeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler (this article)
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Chapeler – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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