Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Introduction to the verb chiquer
The English translation of the French verb chiquer is “to chew” or “to chew tobacco.” It is pronounced as “shee-kay.”
The word chiquer comes from the Latin word cicāre, which means “to chew or nibble.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of chewing tobacco, but can also be used to mean chewing in general.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, chiquer is most commonly used in the third person singular form “qu’il/elle ait chiqué” which translates to “that he/she had chewed.”
Three examples of chiquer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Il fallait qu’il ait chiqué du tabac avant de se rendre à la réunion. (He had to have chewed tobacco before going to the meeting.)
- Je ne peux pas croire qu’elle ait chiqué ce chewing-gum pendant toute la réunion. (I can’t believe she had been chewing that gum during the entire meeting.)
- J’aurais préféré qu’ils aient chiqué des bonbons plutôt que du tabac. (I would have preferred if they had chewed candies instead of tobacco.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chiqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chiqué. | I wish I had chewed. |
tu | eusses chiqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chiqué. | I wish you had chewed. |
il | eût chiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chiqué. | I wish he had chewed. |
elle | eût chiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chiqué. | I wish she had chewed. |
on | eût chiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chiqué. | I wish one had chewed. |
nous | eussions chiqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chiqué. | I wish we had chewed. |
vous | eussiez chiqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chiqué. | I wish you had chewed. |
ils | eussent chiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chiqué. | I wish they had chewed. |
elles | eussent chiqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chiqué. | I wish they had chewed. |
Other Conjugations for Chiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
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Chiquer – 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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