Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Introduction to the verb chouiner
The English translation of the French verb chouiner is “to whine” or “to whimper.” It is pronounced “shwee-nay.”
The language origin of chouiner can be traced back to the Old French word “choine” which meant “to cry softly” or “to sob.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical action or event that would have happened in the past, had certain conditions been met.
Here are three simple examples of chouiner used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si tu avais chouiné moins, on t’aurait peut-être acheté le jouet. (If you had whined less, we might have bought you the toy.)
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J’aurais aimé qu’ils n’aient pas autant chouiné pendant le voyage en voiture. (I wish they hadn’t whined so much during the car ride.)
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Si je t’avais écouté, on se serait arrêtés à chaque boutique et tu aurais chouiné pour avoir quelque chose. (If I had listened to you, we would have stopped at every store and you would have whined to get something.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of chouiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais chouiné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais chouiné. | I would have whined to you. |
tu | aurais chouiné | Tu aurais chouiné plus tôt. | You would have whined earlier. |
il | aurait chouiné | Il aurait chouiné toute la journée. | He would have whined all day. |
elle | aurait chouiné | Elle aurait chouiné pour une glace. | She would have whined for an ice cream. |
on | aurait chouiné | On aurait chouiné à propos de ça. | One would have whined about that. |
nous | aurions chouiné | Nous aurions chouiné ensemble. | We would have whined together. |
vous | auriez chouiné | Vous auriez chouiné à notre place. | You would have whined in our place. |
ils | auraient chouiné | Ils auraient chouiné pour un jouet. | They would have whined for a toy. |
elles | auraient chouiné | Elles auraient chouiné toute la soirée. | They (female) would have whined all evening. |
Other Conjugations for Chouiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouiner
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Chouiner – 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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