Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Introduction to the verb chamoiser
The English translation of the French verb chamoiser is “to chamois.” It is pronounced “sham-wah-zeh” in its infinitive form.
The word chamoiser comes from the Old French word “chamois,” meaning “chamois leather,” which is a soft, pliable leather made from the skin of the chamois goat. In everyday French, the verb chamoiser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of the usage of chamoiser in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus chamoisé mes chaussures avant de partir en randonnée. (I had chamoised my shoes before going on a hike.)
- Tu avais chamoisé ta voiture avant le mariage. (You had chamoised your car before the wedding.)
- Il eut chamoisé le meuble en cuir avant de le vendre. (He had chamoised the leather furniture before selling it.)
English translations:
- I had chamoised my shoes before going on a hike.
- You had chamoised your car before the wedding.
- He had chamoised the leather furniture before selling it.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chamoiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chamoisé | I had chamoyed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chamoisé | You had chamoyed |
il | il eût | Il eût chamoisé | He had chamoyed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chamoisé | She had chamoyed |
on | on eût | On eût chamoisé | One had chamoyed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chamoisé | We had chamoyed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chamoisé | You had chamoyed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chamoisé | They had chamoyed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chamoisé | They had chamoyed |
Other Conjugations for Chamoiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
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Chamoiser – 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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