Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Introduction to the verb chantonner
The English translation of the French verb chantonner is “to hum” or “to sing softly”. It is pronounced as “shahn-tohn-ay” in the infinitive form.
The word “chantonner” comes from the French word “chanter”, meaning “to sing”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais chantoné avant de dormir. (I had hummed before going to sleep.)
Example 2: Elle avait chantoné une chanson triste. (She had sung a sad song.)
Example 3: Nous avions chantoné ensemble pendant des heures. (We had sung together for hours.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chantonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus chantoné | I had sung |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus chantoné | You had sung |
il | il eut | Il eut chantoné | He had sung |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut chantoné | She had sung |
on | on eut | On eut chantoné | One had sung |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chantoné | We had sung |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chantoné | You had sung |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chantoné | They had sung |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chantoné | They had sung |
Other Conjugations for Chantonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chantonner
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Chantonner – 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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