Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Introduction to the verb chaptaliser
The English translation of the French verb chaptaliser is “to chaptalize.” It is pronounced “sha-ta-lee-zay.”
Chaptaliser comes from the name of the French chemist Jean-Antoine Chaptal, who first developed the process of adding sugar to wine to increase its alcohol content. In everyday French, chaptaliser is used as a verb to describe the act of adding sugar to wine during the fermentation process.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, chaptaliser is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past. Here are three examples of its usage:
- Il était possible que le vigneron ait chaptalisé le vin. (It was possible that the winemaker had chaptalized the wine.)
- Nous n’étions pas certains que le vin ait été chaptalisé avant sa mise en bouteille. (We were not sure if the wine had been chaptalized before bottling.)
- Il fallait que le vin ait été chaptalisé pour atteindre le degré d’alcool souhaité. (It was necessary for the wine to have been chaptalized to reach the desired alcohol level.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chaptaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chaptalisé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chaptalisé. | I wish I had chaptalized. |
tu | eusses chaptalisé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chaptalisé. | I wish you had chaptalized. |
il | eût chaptalisé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chaptalisé. | I wish he had chaptalized. |
elle | eût chaptalisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chaptalisé. | I wish she had chaptalized. |
on | eût chaptalisé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chaptalisé. | I wish one had chaptalized. |
nous | eussions chaptalisé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chaptalisé. | I wish we had chaptalized. |
vous | eussiez chaptalisé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chaptalisé. | I wish you had chaptalized. |
ils | eussent chaptalisé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chaptalisé. | I wish they had chaptalized. |
elles | eussent chaptalisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chaptalisé. | I wish they had chaptalized. |
Other Conjugations for Chaptaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaptaliser
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Chaptaliser – 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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