Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Introduction to the verb chômer
The English translation of the French verb chômer is “to be unemployed” or “to be idle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “shoh-may.”
The word chômer comes from the Latin word “caumare,” meaning “to rest or sleep.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has since evolved to have a broader meaning of being without work or activity.
In everyday French, chômer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain past action. It is often used to express regret, doubt, or a possibility that did not occur in the past.
Here are three examples of chômer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Il regrette que je n’aie pas chômé cet été. (He regrets that I did not have any days off this summer.)
- Si tu avais chômé hier, tu n’aurais pas manqué cette opportunité. (If you had taken the day off yesterday, you would not have missed this opportunity.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous ayez chômé plus tôt. (We would have liked for you to have been unemployed earlier.)
English translations:
- He regrets that I did not have any days off this summer.
- If you had taken the day off yesterday, you would not have missed this opportunity.
- We would have liked for you to have been unemployed earlier.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chômer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chômé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chômé. | I wish I had been unemployed. |
tu | eusses chômé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chômé. | I wish you had been unemployed. |
il | eût chômé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chômé. | I wish he had been unemployed. |
elle | eût chômé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chômé. | I wish she had been unemployed. |
on | eût chômé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chômé. | I wish one had been unemployed. |
nous | eussions chômé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chômé. | I wish we had been unemployed. |
vous | eussiez chômé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chômé. | I wish you had been unemployed. |
ils | eussent chômé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chômé. | I wish they had been unemployed. |
elles | eussent chômé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chômé. | I wish they had been unemployed. |
Other Conjugations for Chômer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chômer
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Chômer – 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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