Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Introduction to the verb chiffonner
The English translation of the French verb chiffonner is “to crumple” or “to wrinkle.” The infinitive form of chiffonner is pronounced shee-faw-nay.
The word chiffonner comes from the French word chiffon, which means “rag” or “small piece of cloth.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of chiffonner in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations are:
- J’ai chiffonné mon pantalon avant de sortir. (I had crumpled my pants before going out.)
- Elle a chiffonné sa robe en la mettant dans sa valise. (She had wrinkled her dress while packing it in her suitcase.)
- Nous avons chiffonné toutes les invitations avant la fête. (We had crumpled all the invitations before the party.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chiffonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chiffonné | I had crumpled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chiffonné | You had crumpled |
il | il eût | Il eût chiffonné | He had crumpled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chiffonné | She had crumpled |
on | on eût | On eût chiffonné | One had crumpled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chiffonné | We had crumpled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chiffonné | You had crumpled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chiffonné | They had crumpled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chiffonné | They had crumpled |
Other Conjugations for Chiffonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffonner
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Chiffonner – 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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