Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Introduction to the verb chaumer
The English translation of the French verb chaumer is “to leave fallow” or “to leave uncultivated.” It is pronounced as [shoh-meh].
The word chaumer comes from the Old French word “chomier,” which means “to let grow.” It is derived from the Latin word “comorare,” which means “to cultivate.”
In everyday French, chaumer is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical past action that did not occur.
Here are three examples of chaumer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que je chaumasse les terres avant de les cultiver. (I should have left the land fallow before cultivating it.)
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Si tu avais chaumé les champs, la récolte aurait été plus abondante. (If you had left the fields fallow, the harvest would have been more abundant.)
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Nous aurions dû chaumer le jardin pour éviter l’apparition de mauvaises herbes. (We should have left the garden fallow to prevent the growth of weeds.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chaumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chaumé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chaumé. | I wish I had rested. |
tu | eusses chaumé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chaumé. | I wish you had rested. |
il | eût chaumé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chaumé. | I wish he had rested. |
elle | eût chaumé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chaumé. | I wish she had rested. |
on | eût chaumé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chaumé. | I wish one had rested. |
nous | eussions chaumé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chaumé. | I wish we had rested. |
vous | eussiez chaumé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chaumé. | I wish you had rested. |
ils | eussent chaumé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chaumé. | I wish they had rested. |
elles | eussent chaumé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chaumé. | I wish they had rested. |
Other Conjugations for Chaumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
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Chaumer – 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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