Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Introduction to the verb cheviller
The English translation of the French verb cheviller is “to peg” or “to pin”. The infinitive form is pronounced “she-vee-yay”.
The language origin of cheviller comes from the Old French word “cheville”, meaning “peg” or “pegged”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions that may have happened in the past but are uncertain or hypothetical. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: J’ai peur qu’il ait chevillé la porte. (I’m afraid he may have pegged the door shut.)
Example 2: Il faut que nous ayons chevillé ces planches ensemble. (We have to have pegged these planks together.)
Example 3: Je suis contente qu’ils aient chevillé leurs différences pour travailler en équipe. (I’m glad they have pegged their differences to work as a team.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cheviller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chevillé | Il est possible que j’aie chevillé. | It’s possible I bolted. |
tu | aies chevillé | J’exige que tu aies chevillé. | I demand that you bolted. |
il | ait chevillé | Il est étrange qu’il ait chevillé. | It’s strange he bolted. |
elle | ait chevillé | Elle est convaincue qu’elle ait chevillé. | She is convinced she bolted. |
on | ait chevillé | On exige que l’on ait chevillé. | We demand that it was bolted. |
nous | ayons chevillé | Il faut que nous ayons chevillé. | We must have bolted. |
vous | ayez chevillé | Il est important que vous ayez chevillé. | It’s important that you bolted. |
ils | aient chevillé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient chevillé. | They doubt they bolted. |
elles | aient chevillé | Elles sont contentes qu’elles aient chevillé. | They are happy they bolted. |
Other Conjugations for Cheviller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
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Cheviller – 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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