Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Introduction to the verb chapeler
The English translation of the French verb chapeler is “to spell” or “to spell out.” The infinitive form is pronounced “sha-puh-leh.”
The verb chapeler comes from the Latin word “capitellare” meaning “to write in capital letters.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express something that had been spelled out in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’étais content qu’il eût chapelé mon nom sans faute. (I was happy that he had spelled my name correctly.)
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Elle était fière que ses enfants eussent bien chapelé les mots compliqués. (She was proud that her children had spelled the complicated words correctly.)
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Nous étions tristes qu’il eût mal chapelé le nom de notre ville natale. (We were sad that he had misspelled the name of our hometown.)
English translations:
- I was happy that he had spelled my name correctly.
- She was proud that her children had spelled the complicated words correctly.
- We were sad that he had misspelled the name of our hometown.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chapeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chapelet | J’espérais que je eusse chapelet. | I wish I had spelled out. |
tu | eusses chapelet | J’espérais que tu eusses chapelet. | I wish you had spelled out. |
il | eût chapelet | J’espérais qu’il eût chapelet. | I wish he had spelled out. |
elle | eût chapelet | J’espérais qu’elle eût chapelet. | I wish she had spelled out. |
on | eût chapelet | J’espérais qu’on eût chapelet. | I wish one had spelled out. |
nous | eussions chapelet | J’espérais que nous eussions chapelet. | I wish we had spelled out. |
vous | eussiez chapelet | J’espérais que vous eussiez chapelet. | I wish you had spelled out. |
ils | eussent chapelet | J’espérais qu’ils eussent chapelet. | I wish they had spelled out. |
elles | eussent chapelet | J’espérais qu’elles eussent chapelet. | I wish they had spelled out. |
Other Conjugations for Chapeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chapeler
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Chapeler – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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