Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Introduction to the verb champlever
The English translation of the French verb champlever is “to fill in enamel.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “shahm-pleh-vay.”
The word champlever comes from the French words “champ” meaning field, and “levee” meaning raised. It originated in the Middle Ages as a technique for decorating metal objects with enamel. In modern French, it is most often used to describe the process of filling in the grooves of a metal surface with colored enamel.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, champlever is used to talk about actions that were completed before another action in the past. Here are 3 simple examples:
- J’ai champlevé la broche avant de la polir. (I had filled in the brooch before polishing it.)
- Tu avais champlevé les boucles d’oreilles avant de les vendre. (You had filled in the earrings before selling them.)
- Il avait champlevé le pendentif avant de le donner à sa mère. (He had filled in the pendant before giving it to his mother.)
These examples all show an action that was completed in the past (champlever) before another action (polishing, selling, giving) took place.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of champlever
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse champlevé | I had enameled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses champlevé | You had enameled |
il | il eût | Il eût champlevé | He had enameled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût champlevé | She had enameled |
on | on eût | On eût champlevé | One had enameled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes champlevé | We had enameled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes champlevé | You had enameled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent champlevé | They had enameled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent champlevé | They had enameled |
Other Conjugations for Champlever.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb champlever
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Champlever – 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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