Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Introduction to the verb chauffer
The English translation of the French verb chauffer is “to heat” or “to warm up.” The infinitive form of chauffer is pronounced “sho-fay.”
Chauffer comes from the Old French word “chauf,” meaning “hot,” and the suffix “-er,” which is used to form verbs. In everyday French, chauffer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of chauffer in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies chauffé la maison avant que je rentre. (I would have liked you to have heated the house before I came back.)
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Il est probable qu’elle ait chauffé la voiture avant de partir. (It is likely that she heated the car before leaving.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous ayez chauffé la piscine avant notre arrivée. (We would have preferred you to have heated the pool before our arrival.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chauffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chauffé | Je suis content que j’aie chauffé. | I am happy that I heated. |
tu | aies chauffé | Il est important que tu aies chauffé. | It’s important that you heated. |
il | ait chauffé | Il est possible qu’il ait chauffé. | It’s possible he heated. |
elle | ait chauffé | Elle craint qu’elle ait chauffé. | She fears she heated. |
on | ait chauffé | On veut qu’on ait chauffé. | We want it to have been heated. |
nous | ayons chauffé | Espérons que nous ayons chauffé. | Let’s hope we heated. |
vous | ayez chauffé | Il est important que vous ayez chauffé. | It’s important that you heated. |
ils | aient chauffé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chauffé. | They doubt they heated. |
elles | aient chauffé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chauffé. | They prefer they heated. |
Other Conjugations for Chauffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
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Chauffer – 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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