Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) 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 “sha-pe-le.”
The word chapeler comes from the Old French word “chapel,” which means “cloak.” The verb originally meant “to cover with a cloak,” but over time, it evolved to mean “to spell.”
In everyday French, the verb chapeler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe completed actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of chapeler in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus chapeler le mot plusieurs fois avant de le comprendre. (I had spelled the word several times before understanding it.)
- Tu eus chapelé le nom de cette ville rapidement lors du jeu. (You had spelled the name of this city quickly during the game.)
- Ils eurent chapelé correctement tous les mots difficiles de la dictée. (They had spelled all the difficult words correctly in the dictation.)
English translations:
- I had spelled the word several times before understanding it.
- You had spelled the name of this city quickly during the game.
- They had spelled all the difficult words correctly in the dictation.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chapeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chapelé | I had spelled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chapelé | You had spelled |
il | il eût | Il eût chapelé | He had spelled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chapelé | She had spelled |
on | on eût | On eût chapelé | One had spelled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chapelé | We had spelled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chapelé | You had spelled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chapelé | They had spelled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chapelé | They had spelled |
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 (this article)
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
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Chapeler – 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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