Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Introduction to the verb chavirer
The English translation of the French verb chavirer is “to capsize” or “to overturn.” The infinitive form is pronounced “sha-vee-rer.”
Chavirer comes from the Old French word “chavir,” meaning “to overturn.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already happened. The Subjonctif Passé tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Présent tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of chavirer in the Subjonctif Passé tense and their English translations are:
- Il fallait que le bateau ait chaviré avant que les secours n’arrivent. (It was necessary for the boat to have capsized before the rescue arrived.)
- Je suis contente que tu aies réussi à chavirer cette entreprise. (I am glad that you managed to overturn this company.)
- Il est possible qu’elle soit arrivée après que la voiture ait chaviré. (It is possible that she arrived after the car overturned.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chavirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chaviré | Je doute que j’aie chaviré. | I doubt that I capsized. |
tu | aies chaviré | Il faut que tu aies chaviré. | You must have capsized. |
il | ait chaviré | Il est possible qu’il ait chaviré. | It’s possible he capsized. |
elle | ait chaviré | Elle craint qu’elle ait chaviré. | She fears she capsized. |
on | ait chaviré | On veut qu’on ait chaviré. | We want it to have been capsized. |
nous | ayons chaviré | Espérons que nous ayons chaviré. | Let’s hope we capsized. |
vous | ayez chaviré | Il est important que vous ayez chaviré. | It’s important that you capsized. |
ils | aient chaviré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chaviré. | They doubt they capsized. |
elles | aient chaviré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient chaviré. | They prefer they capsized. |
Other Conjugations for Chavirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chavirer
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Chavirer – 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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