Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Introduction to the verb chapeauter
The English translation of the French verb chapeauter is “to oversee” or “to supervise.” It is pronounced “sha-poh-tay.”
The word chapeauter comes from the French word “chapeau” meaning “hat.” In its original sense, the word referred to the action of placing a hat on someone’s head, and it later evolved to mean “to cover” or “to oversee.”
In everyday French, chapeauter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. This tense is generally used in formal or literary contexts.
Example 1: Les chefs ont chapeauté le projet avant qu’il ne soit présenté au conseil.
Translation: The managers oversaw the project before it was presented to the board.
Example 2: Elle avait chapeauté la préparation de l’événement avant de partir en vacances.
Translation: She had supervised the preparation of the event before leaving for vacation.
Example 3: Les parents avaient chapeauté toutes les activités de leurs enfants lorsqu’ils étaient jeunes.
Translation: The parents had overseen all their children’s activities when they were young.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chapeauter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chapeauté | I had crowned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chapeauté | You had crowned |
il | il eût | Il eût chapeauté | He had crowned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chapeauté | She had crowned |
on | on eût | On eût chapeauté | One had crowned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chapeauté | We had crowned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chapeauté | You had crowned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chapeauté | They had crowned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chapeauté | They had crowned |
Other Conjugations for Chapeauter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeauter
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Chapeauter – 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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