Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Introduction to the verb chiper
The English translation of the French verb chiper is “to steal”. It is pronounced “shee-peh” in its infinitive form.
Chiper comes from the French word “chipe”, meaning “thief”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that should have been completed in the past.
Examples:
- Il fallait que tu aies chipé ces bonbons avant que ta mère rentre à la maison. (You should have stolen those candies before your mother came home.)
- J’aurais préféré que vous n’ayez pas chipé mon argent sans me demander. (I would have preferred that you didn’t steal my money without asking me.)
- Nous aurions été arrêtés si nous avions chipé ces bijoux dans la boutique. (We would have been caught if we had stolen those jewels from the shop.)
In all of these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait expresses actions that should have been completed in the past. The verb chiper is used to convey the idea of stealing in each sentence.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chiper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chipé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chipé. | I wish I had snatched. |
tu | eusses chipé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chipé. | I wish you had snatched. |
il | eût chipé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chipé. | I wish he had snatched. |
elle | eût chipé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chipé. | I wish she had snatched. |
on | eût chipé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chipé. | I wish one had snatched. |
nous | eussions chipé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chipé. | I wish we had snatched. |
vous | eussiez chipé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chipé. | I wish you had snatched. |
ils | eussent chipé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chipé. | I wish they had snatched. |
elles | eussent chipé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chipé. | I wish they had snatched. |
Other Conjugations for Chiper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
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Chiper – 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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