Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Introduction to the verb chauler
The English translation of the French verb chauler is “to lime” or “to whitewash.” The infinitive form of chauler is pronounced “shoh-lay.”
Chauler comes from the Old French word “chal,” meaning “chalk.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of chauler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais eu assez de temps, j’aurais chaulé les murs de la maison. (If I had had enough time, I would have whitewashed the walls of the house.)
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Il aurait fallu que tu chaules le plafond avant que nous puissions peindre. (You would have had to lime the ceiling before we could paint.)
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Mes parents auraient été contents que je chaulasse la clôture du jardin. (My parents would have been happy if I had whitewashed the garden fence.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chauler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chaulé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chaulé. | I wish I had whitewashed. |
tu | eusses chaulé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chaulé. | I wish you had whitewashed. |
il | eût chaulé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chaulé. | I wish he had whitewashed. |
elle | eût chaulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chaulé. | I wish she had whitewashed. |
on | eût chaulé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chaulé. | I wish one had whitewashed. |
nous | eussions chaulé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chaulé. | I wish we had whitewashed. |
vous | eussiez chaulé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chaulé. | I wish you had whitewashed. |
ils | eussent chaulé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chaulé. | I wish they had whitewashed. |
elles | eussent chaulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chaulé. | I wish they had whitewashed. |
Other Conjugations for Chauler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chauler
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Chauler – 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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