Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Introduction to the verb chapitrer
The English translation of the French verb chapitrer is “to lecture” or “to scold.” The infinitive form of chapitrer is pronounced “sha-pee-tray.”
Chapitrer comes from the Old French word “chapitre” which means “chapter” or “division.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past possibility or hypothetical action.
Examples:
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Il aurait été mieux que tu ne me chapitres pas devant tout le monde. (It would have been better if you hadn’t scolded me in front of everyone.)
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J’aurais préféré qu’elle ne me chapitre pas autant. (I would have preferred if she didn’t lecture me so much.)
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Il ne fallait pas que je te chapitre, mais tu m’as vraiment mis en colère. (I shouldn’t have scolded you, but you really made me angry.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chapitrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chapitré | Je doute que j’aie chapitré. | I doubt that I chaptered. |
tu | aies chapitré | Il faut que tu aies chapitré. | You must have chaptered. |
il | ait chapitré | Il est possible qu’il ait chapitré. | It’s possible he chaptered. |
elle | ait chapitré | Elle craint qu’elle ait chapitré. | She fears she chaptered. |
on | ait chapitré | On veut qu’on ait chapitré. | We want it to have been chaptered. |
nous | ayons chapitré | Espérons que nous ayons chapitré. | Let’s hope we chaptered. |
vous | ayez chapitré | Il est important que vous ayez chapitré. | It’s important that you chaptered. |
ils | aient chapitré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chapitré. | They doubt they chaptered. |
elles | aient chapitré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chapitré. | They prefer they chaptered. |
Other Conjugations for Chapitrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapitrer
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Chapitrer – 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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