Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Introduction to the verb chaptaliser
The English translation of the French verb chaptaliser is “to chaptalize.” It is pronounced “shap-ta-lee-zay.”
The word chaptaliser comes from the name of Jean-Antoine Chaptal, a French chemist and politician who introduced the process of adding sugar to wine in order to increase its alcohol content. This technique is now known as chaptalization.
In everyday French, chaptaliser is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is formed by using the present subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of chaptaliser in the Subjonctif Passé tense include:
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Il est possible que j’aie chaptalisé le vin pour le rendre plus fort. (It is possible that I chaptalized the wine to make it stronger.)
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Nous doutons qu’il ait chaptalisé le vin sans notre permission. (We doubt that he chaptalized the wine without our permission.)
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Il est peu probable que le vigneron ait chaptalisé son vin de qualité. (It is unlikely that the winemaker chaptalized his high-quality wine.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chaptaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chaptalisé | Je veux que j’aie chaptalisé. | I want to have chaptalized. |
tu | aies chaptalisé | J’aimerais que tu aies chaptalisé. | I would like you to have chaptalized. |
il | ait chaptalisé | Il est nécessaire qu’il ait chaptalisé. | It’s necessary that he chaptalized. |
elle | ait chaptalisé | Elle espère qu’elle ait chaptalisé. | She hopes she chaptalized. |
on | ait chaptalisé | On préfère qu’on ait chaptalisé. | We prefer it to have been chaptalized. |
nous | ayons chaptalisé | Nous voulons que nous ayons chaptalisé. | We want to have chaptalized. |
vous | ayez chaptalisé | Il est important que vous ayez chaptalisé. | It’s important that you chaptalized. |
ils | aient chaptalisé | Ils recommandent qu’ils aient chaptalisé. | They recommend they chaptalized. |
elles | aient chaptalisé | Elles sont contentes qu’elles aient chaptalisé. | They are happy they chaptalized. |
Other Conjugations for Chaptaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
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Chaptaliser – 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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