Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Introduction to the verb chicoter
The English translation of the French verb chicoter is “to poke” or “to prod.” It is pronounced “shee-ko-tey.”
Chicoter comes from the French word chicot, which means “stick” or “switch.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of chicoter used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que j’aie chicoté le cheval pour qu’il avance. (I must have poked the horse for it to move forward.)
- Nous doutons qu’elle ait vraiment chicoté son frère. (We doubt that she actually poked her brother.)
- S’il avait entendu le bruit, il aurait su que quelqu’un l’avait chicoté. (If he had heard the noise, he would have known that someone had poked him.)
In these examples, chicoter is used to express a possible action that may have taken place in the past, but without certainty. It is often used in spoken French to convey a casual or familiar tone.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of chicoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie chicoté | Il faut que je aie chicoté. | I must have tickled. |
tu | aies chicoté | Tu t’es assuré que tu aies chicoté? | You made sure you tickled? |
il | ait chicoté | Il est essentiel qu’il ait chicoté. | It’s essential he tickled. |
elle | ait chicoté | Elle n’est pas certaine que elle ait chicoté. | She isn’t certain she tickled. |
on | ait chicoté | Il est important qu’on ait chicoté. | It’s important tickled. |
nous | ayons chicoté | Nous préférons que nous ayons chicoté. | We prefer we tickled. |
vous | ayez chicoté | Il est nécessaire que vous ayez chicoté. | It’s necessary that you tickled. |
ils | aient chicoté | Ils sont contents que ils aient chicoté. | They are happy they tickled. |
elles | aient chicoté | Elles veulent que elles aient chicoté. | They want they tickled. |
Other Conjugations for Chicoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chicoter
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Chicoter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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