Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) 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”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “shling-geh”.
The word chlinguer comes from the French word “linge”, meaning “laundry”. In colloquial French, it is often used to describe a strong and unpleasant smell, similar to the smell of dirty laundry. It is a slang term and is not considered formal or polite language.
In everyday French, chlinguer is commonly used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais ouvert la fenêtre, ça n’aurait pas chlingué autant. (If I had opened the window, it wouldn’t have stunk so much.)
- Nous aurions dû prendre une douche avant de sortir, maintenant on chlingue. (We should have taken a shower before going out, now we stink.)
- Tu aurais dû mettre tes baskets dans le sac, ça n’aurait pas chlingué dans la voiture. (You should have put your sneakers in the bag, it wouldn’t have smelled in the car.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of chlinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais chlingué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais chlingué. | I would have smelled bad. |
tu | aurais chlingué | Tu aurais chlingué plus tôt. | You would have smelled bad earlier. |
il | aurait chlingué | Il aurait chlingué du poisson. | He would have smelled like fish. |
elle | aurait chlingué | Elle aurait chlingué à cause de la poubelle. | She would have smelled because of the garbage can. |
on | aurait chlingué | On aurait chlingué après avoir couru. | One would have smelled after running. |
nous | aurions chlingué | Nous aurions chlingué à cause de l’oignon. | We would have smelled because of the onion. |
vous | auriez chlingué | Vous auriez chlingué avec les chiens. | You would have smelled like the dogs. |
ils | auraient chlingué | Ils auraient chlingué toute la journée. | They would have smelled all day. |
elles | auraient chlingué | Elles auraient chlingué à cause de l’humidité. | They (female) would have smelled because of the humidity. |
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 (this article)
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 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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