Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Introduction to the verb chansonner
The English translation of the French verb chansonner is “to sing” or “to sing a song”. The infinitive form is pronounced “shahn-sohn-ay”.
The language origin of chansonner can be traced back to the Old French word “chanson”, meaning “song”. It then evolved into the verb “chansonner”, which is derived from the noun and means “to sing a song”.
In everyday French, chansonner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and is used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is similar to the passé composé, but is used more in formal or written language.
Here are three simple examples of chansonner in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’eus chanté une chanson avant qu’il n’arrive. (I had sung a song before he arrived.)
- Tu eus chanté toute la soirée lors de la fête. (You had sung all evening at the party.)
- Elle eut chanté avec passion sur scène avant de s’effondrer en pleurs. (She had sung with passion on stage before collapsing in tears.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chansonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus chansonné | I had sung |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus chansonné | You had sung |
il | il eut | Il eut chansonné | He had sung |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut chansonné | She had sung |
on | on eut | On eut chansonné | One had sung |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chansonné | We had sung |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chansonné | You had sung |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chansonné | They had sung |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chansonné | They had sung |
Other Conjugations for Chansonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chansonner
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Chansonner – 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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