Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Introduction to the verb calancher
The English translation of the French verb calancher is “to tilt” or “to lean.” The infinitive form of calancher is pronounced “kah-lahn-shay.”
The verb calancher comes from the noun “calanque,” which refers to a narrow, steep-walled inlet along the Mediterranean coast. The word is derived from the Provençal calanco, which means “rocky slope.” In everyday French, calancher is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to describe actions that occurred and were completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of calancher in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- Tu te calanchas en arrière et tu tombas sur le sol. (You leaned back and fell on the ground.)
- Les arbres se calanchèrent sous le poids de la neige. (The trees tilted under the weight of the snow.)
- Il se calancha sur la rambarde et se mit à contempler la vue. (He leaned on the railing and started admiring the view.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of calancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse calanché | I had slipped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses calanché | You had slipped |
il | il eût | Il eût calanché | He had slipped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût calanché | She had slipped |
on | on eût | On eût calanché | One had slipped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes calanché | We had slipped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes calanché | You had slipped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent calanché | They had slipped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent calanché | They had slipped |
Other Conjugations for Calancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calancher
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Calancher – 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)
Summary
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