Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Introduction to the verb chantonner
The English translation of the French verb chantonner is “to hum.”
It is pronounced “shan-ton-nay.”
The origin of the word chantonner comes from the Old French word “chanton,” meaning “little song,” and the suffix “-er,” which is used to form verbs. It is derived from the Latin word “cantare,” meaning “to sing.”
In everyday French, chantonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a past subjunctive form used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their English translations:
- Je doute qu’il ait chantonner cette chanson hier soir. (I doubt he hummed this song last night.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons chantonner ensemble lors de la soirée. (It’s possible that we hummed together during the party.)
- J’aurais aimé qu’elle n’ait pas chantonner pendant le concert. (I wish she hadn’t hummed during the concert.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chantonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chantonnné | Je suis heureux que j’aie chantonnné. | I am happy that I sang. |
tu | aies chantonnné | Il est possible que tu aies chantonnné. | It’s possible you sang. |
il | ait chantonnné | Il doute que j’aie chantonnné. | He doubts I sang. |
elle | ait chantonnné | Elle craint qu’elle ait chantonnné. | She fears she sang. |
on | ait chantonnné | On veut qu’on ait chantonnné. | We want it to have been sang. |
nous | ayons chantonnné | Espérons que nous ayons chantonnné. | Let’s hope we sang. |
vous | ayez chantonnné | Il est important que vous ayez chantonnné. | It’s important that you sang. |
ils | aient chantonnné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chantonnné. | They doubt they sang. |
elles | aient chantonnné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chantonnné. | They prefer they sang. |
Other Conjugations for Chantonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
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Chantonner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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