Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Introduction to the verb chaparder
The English translation of the French verb chaparder is “to pilfer” or “to steal.” It is pronounced “sha-par-day.”
Chaparder comes from the Old French word “charpenter,” meaning to build or make a frame. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to stealing or taking something without permission. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions that may have happened in the past but are uncertain or hypothetical.
Examples of chaparder in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
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Il faut que tu aies chapardé des bonbons dans la cuisine. (It’s possible that you stole some candies in the kitchen.)
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Nous doutons qu’il ait chapardé de l’argent dans la caisse. (We doubt that he stole money from the cash register.)
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J’aimerais que tu n’aies pas chapardé mon téléphone. (I wish you hadn’t stolen my phone.)
English translations:
- You may have stolen some candies in the kitchen.
- We doubt he stole money from the cash register.
- I wish you hadn’t stolen my phone.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chaparder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chapardé | Je doute que j’aie chapardé. | I doubt that I stole. |
tu | aies chapardé | Il faut que tu aies chapardé. | You must have stolen. |
il | ait chapardé | Il est possible qu’il ait chapardé. | It’s possible he stole. |
elle | ait chapardé | Elle craint qu’elle ait chapardé. | She fears she stole. |
on | ait chapardé | On veut qu’on ait chapardé. | We want it to have been stolen. |
nous | ayons chapardé | Espérons que nous ayons chapardé. | Let’s hope we stole. |
vous | ayez chapardé | Il est important que vous ayez chapardé. | It’s important that you stole. |
ils | aient chapardé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chapardé. | They doubt they stole. |
elles | aient chapardé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chapardé. | They prefer they stole. |
Other Conjugations for Chaparder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaparder
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Chaparder – 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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