Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Introduction to the verb challenger
The English translation of the French verb challenger is “to challenge.” The infinitive form is pronounced shah-len-jer.
The word “challenger” comes from the French verb “challenger,” which ultimately comes from the Latin word “calumnare,” meaning “to accuse falsely.” In everyday French, the verb “challenger” is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’ai challengé mon frère lors d’une partie d’échecs. (I challenged my brother during a game of chess.)
- Elle avait challengé sa boss pour obtenir une promotion. (She had challenged her boss to get a promotion.)
- Ils avaient challengé leurs amis à un concours de danse. (They had challenged their friends to a dance competition.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of challenger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse challengé | I had challenged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses challengé | You had challenged |
il | il eût | Il eût challengé | He had challenged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût challengé | She had challenged |
on | on eût | On eût challengé | One had challenged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes challengé | We had challenged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes challengé | You had challenged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent challengé | They had challenged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent challengé | They had challenged |
Other Conjugations for Challenger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
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Challenger – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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