Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Introduction to the verb chelinguer
The English translation of the French verb chelinguer is “to stink” or “to smell bad.” It is pronounced “sheh-leeng-gey.”
Chelinguer comes from the French word “chelou,” which means “strange” or “weird.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe something that has a strong and unpleasant smell. It can also be used in a more figurative sense to describe something that is unpleasant or suspicious.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, chelinguer is used to talk about something that had already stunk in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais chelingué toute la nuit. (I had stunk all night.)
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Tu avais chelingué les poubelles avant que je ne les sorte. (You had stunk up the trash cans before I took them out.)
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Il avait chelingué depuis des jours quand il a enfin pris une douche. (He had been smelling bad for days when he finally took a shower.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chelinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus chlingué | J’eus chlingué la viande | I had overcooked the meat |
tu | tu eus chlingué | Tu eus chlingué la viande | You had overcooked the meat |
il | il eut chlingué | Il eut chlingué la viande | He had overcooked the meat |
elle | elle eut chlingué | Elle eut chlingué la viande | She had overcooked the meat |
on | on eut chlingué | On eut chlingué la viande | One had overcooked the meat |
nous | nous eûmes chlingué | Nous eûmes chlingué la viande | We had overcooked the meat |
vous | vous eûtes chlingué | Vous eûtes chlingué la viande | You had overcooked the meat |
ils | ils eurent chlingué | Ils eurent chlingué la viande | They had overcooked the meat |
elles | elles eurent chlingué | Elles eurent chlingué la viande | They had overcooked the meat |
Other Conjugations for Chelinguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
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Chelinguer – 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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