Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Introduction to the verb chauffer
The English translation of the French verb chauffer is “to heat” or “to warm up.” It is pronounced “show-fay” in the infinitive form.
The word chauffer comes from the Old French word chauf, meaning “heat.” It is derived from the Latin word calefacere, which means “to make warm.”
In everyday French, chauffer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that was completed before another hypothetical action in the past. This tense is used to talk about things that could have happened in the past.
Example 1: J’espérais que tu aies chauffé la voiture avant que nous partions. (I was hoping you had heated the car before we left.)
Example 2: Il fallait que j’aie chauffé le repas avant que les invités arrivent. (I needed to have heated the meal before the guests arrived.)
Example 3: Nous aurions préféré que vous ayez chauffé la piscine avant notre arrivée. (We would have preferred if you had heated the pool before our arrival.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chauffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chauffé | Je regrette que je eusse chauffé. | I’m sorry I had heated. |
tu | eusses chauffé | Je regrette que tu eusses chauffé. | I’m sorry you had heated. |
il | eût chauffé | Je regrette qu’il eût chauffé. | I’m sorry he had heated. |
elle | eût chauffé | Je regrette qu’elle eût chauffé. | I’m sorry she had heated. |
on | eût chauffé | Je regrette qu’on eût chauffé. | I’m sorry one had heated. |
nous | eussions chauffé | Je regrette que nous eussions chauffé. | I’m sorry we had heated. |
vous | eussiez chauffé | Je regrette que vous eussiez chauffé. | I’m sorry you had heated. |
ils | eussent chauffé | Je regrette qu’ils eussent chauffé. | I’m sorry they had heated. |
elles | eussent chauffé | Je regrette qu’elles eussent chauffé. | I’m sorry they had heated. |
Other Conjugations for Chauffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauffer
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Chauffer – 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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