Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Introduction to the verb chaumer
The English translation of the French verb chaumer is “to idle” or “to laze around”. The infinitive form, chaumer, is pronounced “sho-may”.
The origin of the word chaumer comes from the Old French word “chaume” meaning “straw” or “thatch”. In everyday French, chaumer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples of chaumer in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their respective English translations are:
- Il faut que j’aie chaumé tout l’après-midi. (It is necessary that I have idled all afternoon.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient chaumé pendant leurs vacances. (I doubt they idled during their vacation.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons chaumé au bord de la piscine hier. (It is possible that we idled by the pool yesterday.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chaumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chaumé | Je suis surpris que j’aie chaumé. | I am surprised that I let the grass grow. |
tu | aies chaumé | Mon voisin craint que tu aies chaumé. | My neighbor fears that you let the grass grow. |
il | ait chaumé | Il est possible qu’il ait chaumé. | It’s possible that he let the grass grow. |
elle | ait chaumé | Elle est contente qu’elle ait chaumé. | She is happy that she let the grass grow. |
on | ait chaumé | On veut qu’on ait chaumé. | We want it to have been let the grass grow. |
nous | ayons chaumé | J’espère que nous ayons chaumé. | I hope we let the grass grow. |
vous | ayez chaumé | Il est important que vous ayez chaumé. | It’s important that you let the grass grow. |
ils | aient chaumé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chaumé. | They doubt they let the grass grow. |
elles | aient chaumé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chaumé. | They prefer they let the grass grow. |
Other Conjugations for Chaumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
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Chaumer – 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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