L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Introduction to the verb chapitrer
The English translation of the French verb chapitrer is “to scold” or “to lecture”. It is pronounced “sha-pee-treh”.
The origin of the word chapitrer comes from the Latin word “capitulum” meaning “chapter” or “section”. In French, it evolved to mean “to divide into chapters” and later took on the meaning of “to scold” or “to lecture”.
In everyday French, chapitrer is most often used in the l’infinitif présent tense to express the action of scolding or lecturing someone.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Tu ne devrais pas chapitrer tes enfants tout le temps. (You shouldn’t scold your children all the time.)
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Le professeur a chapitré l’élève qui n’avait pas fait ses devoirs. (The teacher scolded the student who hadn’t done his homework.)
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Elle a été chapitrée par ses parents à propos de sa mauvaise conduite. (She was lectured by her parents about her bad behavior.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of chapitrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chapitre | Je chapitre un livre. | I chapter a book. |
tu | chapitres | Tu chapitres vite. | You chapter quickly. |
il | chapitre | Il chapitre bien. | He chapters well. |
elle | chapitre | Elle chapitre l’histoire. | She chapters the story. |
on | chapitre | On chapitre ensemble. | We chapter together. |
nous | chapitrons | Nous chapitrons demain. | We will chapter tomorrow. |
vous | chapitrez | Vous chapitrez souvent. | You chapter often. |
ils | chapitrent | Ils chapitrent en classe. | They chapter in class. |
elles | chapitrent | Elles chapitrent en français. | They chapter in French. |
Other Conjugations for Chapitrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer (this article)
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Chapitrer – 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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