Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Introduction to the verb chaponner
The English translation of the French verb chaponner is “to castrate.” It is pronounced “sha-poh-nay.”
The word chaponner comes from the French noun chapon, which means “castrated rooster.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of chaponner used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’avais chaponné le coq avant de le mettre dans le poulailler.
(I had castrated the rooster before putting him in the henhouse.) -
Tu avais chaponné tous les mâles de la basse-cour.
(You had castrated all the males in the barnyard.) -
Les fermiers avaient chaponné les coqs pour éviter les bagarres.
(The farmers had castrated the roosters to avoid fights.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chaponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais chaponné | J’avais chaponné le petit poussin. | I had caponized the little chick. |
tu | tu avais chaponné | Tu avais chaponné le coq. | You had caponized the rooster. |
il | il avait chaponné | Il avait chaponné le dindon. | He had caponized the turkey. |
elle | elle avait chaponné | Elle avait chaponné le canard. | She had caponized the duck. |
on | on avait chaponné | On avait chaponné l’oie. | One had caponized the goose. |
nous | nous avions chaponné | Nous avions chaponné le lapin. | We had caponized the rabbit. |
vous | vous aviez chaponné | Vous aviez chaponné le cochon. | You had caponized the pig. |
ils | ils avaient chaponné | Ils avaient chaponné le mouton. | They had caponized the sheep. |
elles | elles avaient chaponné | Elles avaient chaponné le chevreuil. | They had caponized the deer. |
Other Conjugations for Chaponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaponner
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Chaponner – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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