Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Introduction to the verb cheviller
The English translation of the French verb cheviller is “to peg” or “to fasten with a peg.” It is pronounced “shev-ee-yay.”
The language origin of cheviller comes from the French word “cheville,” meaning “peg.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that is completed before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations are:
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J’avais chevillé les planches avant que la tempête n’éclate. (I had pegged the boards before the storm broke out.)
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Il fallait que nous ayons chevillé solidement la porte pour qu’elle tienne. (We had to have pegged the door firmly for it to hold.)
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Les ouvriers auraient chevillé les pièces ensemble si le matériel avait été livré à temps. (The workers would have pegged the pieces together if the material had been delivered on time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cheviller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chevillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chevillé. | I wish I had nailed. |
tu | eusses chevillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chevillé. | I wish you had nailed. |
il | eût chevillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chevillé. | I wish he had nailed. |
elle | eût chevillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chevillé. | I wish she had nailed. |
on | eût chevillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chevillé. | I wish one had nailed. |
nous | eussions chevillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chevillé. | I wish we had nailed. |
vous | eussiez chevillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chevillé. | I wish you had nailed. |
ils | eussent chevillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chevillé. | I wish they had nailed. |
elles | eussent chevillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chevillé. | I wish they had nailed. |
Other Conjugations for Cheviller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cheviller
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Cheviller – 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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