Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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-puh-lay.”
The verb chapeler comes from the Old French word “chapel,” meaning “to take an oath.” It was then used in the sense of “to recite a prayer or spell” and eventually evolved to mean “to spell.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai chapélé le nom de mon père pour l’épeler. (I spelled my father’s name to spell it out.)
- Elle a chapelé tous les mots difficiles du texte. (She spelled out all the difficult words in the text.)
- Nous avons chapélé le mot ensemble pour être sûrs. (We spelled the word together to be sure.)
English translations:
- I spelled my father’s name to spell it out.
- She spelled out all the difficult words in the text.
- We spelled the word together to be sure.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chapeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chapeauté | J’ai chapeauté le projet. | I headed the project. |
tu | as chapeauté | Tu as chapeauté l’événement. | You headed the event. |
il | a chapeauté | Il a chapeauté l’entreprise. | He headed the company. |
elle | a chapeauté | Elle a chapeauté la réunion. | She headed the meeting. |
on | a chapeauté | On a chapeauté l’organisation. | We headed the organization. |
nous | avons chapeauté | Nous avons chapeauté le groupe. | We headed the group. |
vous | avez chapeauté | Vous avez chapeauté le projet. | You headed the project. |
ils | ont chapeauté | Ils ont chapeauté la campagne. | They headed the campaign. |
elles | ont chapeauté | Elles ont chapeauté la manifestation. | They headed the protest. |
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 (this article)
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
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Chapeler – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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