Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Introduction to the verb chelinguer
The English translation of the French verb chelinguer is “to stink” or “to smell bad.” It is pronounced “shuh-lahn-guh-eh.”
The word chelinguer has its origins in the French slang word “chlingue,” which means a bad smell. The verb chelinguer is an informal and colloquial way of expressing that something or someone smells bad. It is often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to talk about hypothetical actions or events that could have happened in the past.
Here are three examples of the verb chelinguer being used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si tu avais oublié de prendre une douche, tu aurais chelingué toute la journée. (If you had forgotten to take a shower, you would have stunk all day.)
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Nous aurions chelingué si nous étions restés dans cette chambre d’hôtel. (We would have stunk if we had stayed in that hotel room.)
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J’aurais chelingué si j’avais mangé ce fromage en mauvais état. (I would have smelled bad if I had eaten that cheese that was in bad condition.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of chelinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais chlingué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais chlingué. | I would have stunk at you. |
tu | aurais chlingué | Tu aurais chlingué plus tôt. | You would have stunk earlier. |
il | aurait chlingué | Il aurait chlingué du fromage. | He would have stunk of cheese. |
elle | aurait chlingué | Elle aurait chlingué à sa mère. | She would have stunk at her mother. |
on | aurait chlingué | On aurait chlingué de la cigarette. | One would have stunk of cigarettes. |
nous | aurions chlingué | Nous aurions chlingué dans la rue. | We would have stunk on the street. |
vous | auriez chlingué | Vous auriez chlingué avec eux. | You would have stunk with them. |
ils | auraient chlingué | Ils auraient chlingué de l’oignon. | They would have stunk of onions. |
elles | auraient chlingué | Elles auraient chlingué à leurs amis. | They (female) would have stunk at their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Chelinguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
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Chelinguer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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