Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Introduction to the verb chasser
The English translation of the French verb “chasser” is “to hunt” or “to chase”. The infinitive form “chasser” is pronounced as /ʃa.se/.
The verb “chasser” comes from the Latin word “captiare”, which means “to catch”. In everyday French, “chasser” is commonly used to refer to hunting animals or chasing something or someone away.
In the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary past tense used in written French, “chasser” is conjugated as follows:
- Je chassai (I hunted/chased)
- Tu chassas (You hunted/chased)
- Il/Elle/On chassa (He/She/One hunted/chased)
- Nous chassâmes (We hunted/chased)
- Vous chassâtes (You hunted/chased)
- Ils/Elles chassèrent (They hunted/chased)
Here are three simple examples of “chasser” in the Passé Simple tense with their English translations:
- Il chassa les oiseaux du jardin. (He chased away the birds from the garden.)
- Nous chassâmes les cerfs dans la forêt. (We hunted the deer in the forest.)
- Les villageois chassèrent les loups du village. (The villagers hunted the wolves away from the village.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of chasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | chassai | Je chassai les oiseaux. | I chased away the birds. |
Tu | chassas | Tu chassas le renard. | You chased away the fox. |
Il | chassa | Il chassa le lapin. | He chased away the rabbit. |
Elle | chassa | Elle chassa le chat. | She chased away the cat. |
On | chassa | On chassa les souris. | One chased away the mice. |
Nous | chassâmes | Nous chassâmes les insectes. | We chased away the insects. |
Vous | chassâtes | Vous chassâtes les rats. | You chased away the rats. |
Ils | chassèrent | Ils chassèrent les vaches. | They chased away the cows. |
Elles | chassèrent | Elles chassèrent les chiens. | They (feminine) chased away the dogs. |
Other Conjugations for Chasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chasser
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Chasser – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
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