Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Introduction to the verb chatouiller
The English translation of the French verb chatouiller is “to tickle.” The infinitive form, chatouiller, is pronounced “sha-too-yay.”
The word chatouiller comes from the Latin word “catulliare,” which means “to make fun of” or “to jest.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used to describe the act of tickling ever since.
In everyday French, chatouiller is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of how chatouiller is used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- Quand il m’a chatouillé, j’ai ri aux éclats. (When he tickled me, I burst out laughing.)
- Elle avait à peine chatouillé son pied qu’il s’est mis à rire. (She had barely tickled his foot when he started laughing.)
- Ils avaient chatouillé leur soeur avant de partir en vacances. (They had tickled their sister before leaving on vacation.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chatouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus chatouillé | I tickled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus chatouillé | You tickled |
il | il eut | Il eut chatouillé | He tickled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut chatouillé | She tickled |
on | on eut | On eut chatouillé | One tickled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chatouillé | We tickled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chatouillé | You tickled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chatouillé | They tickled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chatouillé | They tickled |
Other Conjugations for Chatouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chatouiller
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Chatouiller – 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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