Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Introduction to the verb chlinguer
The English translation of the French verb chlinguer is “to stink” or “to smell bad.” It is pronounced “shling-gey.”
The origin of chlinguer can be traced back to the Old French word “chaloigne” which meant “to smell bad.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe something or someone that emits a very unpleasant odor. It can be used in a literal sense to refer to a foul smell, or in a figurative sense to describe something that is distasteful or offensive.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, chlinguer is conjugated as follows:
Je chlinguais
Tu chlinguais
Il/Elle chlinguait
Nous chlinguions
Vous chlinguiez
Ils/Elles chlinguaient
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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J’étais sûr qu’il chlinguait, mais je n’avais pas de preuves. (I was sure he stank, but I had no proof.)
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Si tu avais mangé ces œufs périmés, tu aurais chlingué toute la journée. (If you had eaten those expired eggs, you would have stunk all day.)
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J’aurais aimé que le voisin arrête de chlinguer son tabac à pipe dans la cour commune. (I wish the neighbor would stop stinking up the common courtyard with his pipe tobacco.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chlinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse chlingué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse chlingué. | I wish I had smelled bad. |
tu | eusses chlingué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses chlingué. | I wish you had smelled bad. |
il | eût chlingué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût chlingué. | I wish he had smelled bad. |
elle | eût chlingué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût chlingué. | I wish she had smelled bad. |
on | eût chlingué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût chlingué. | I wish one had smelled bad. |
nous | eussions chlingué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions chlingué. | I wish we had smelled bad. |
vous | eussiez chlingué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez chlingué. | I wish you had smelled bad. |
ils | eussent chlingué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent chlingué. | I wish they had smelled bad. |
elles | eussent chlingué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent chlingué. | I wish they had smelled bad. |
Other Conjugations for Chlinguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
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Chlinguer – 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
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