Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Introduction to the verb charpenter
The English translation of the French verb charpenter is “to carpenter” or “to frame.” It is pronounced “shar-pan-tay.”
The word charpenter comes from the Latin word “carpentarius,” meaning “worker in wood.” It is derived from the Latin word “carpentum,” meaning “cart.” The verb charpenter is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Some examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- J’espérais que tu eusses charpenté la nouvelle maison. (I was hoping that you had framed the new house.)
- Il fallait que nous eussions charpenté le toit avant l’arrivée de la pluie. (We had to frame the roof before the rain came.)
- Je souhaitais que vous eussiez charpenté l’escalier avant notre visite. (I wished that you had carpentered the staircase before our visit.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of charpenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie charpenté | Il est peu probable que j’aie charpenté. | It’s unlikely that I built. |
tu | aies charpenté | Tu veux que tu aies charpenté. | You want you have built. |
il | ait charpenté | Il faut qu’il ait charpenté. | He has to have built. |
elle | ait charpenté | Elle souhaite qu’elle ait charpenté. | She wishes she had built. |
on | ait charpenté | On exige qu’on ait charpenté. | It’s demanded that it have been built. |
nous | ayons charpenté | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons charpenté. | We are happy that we have built. |
vous | ayez charpenté | Il est important que vous ayez charpenté. | It’s important that you have built. |
ils | aient charpenté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient charpenté. | They doubt they built. |
elles | aient charpenté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient charpenté. | They prefer they constructed. |
Other Conjugations for Charpenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
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Charpenter – 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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