Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Introduction to the verb chiper
The English translation of the French verb chiper is “to snatch” or “to swipe.” It is pronounced as “shee-pay.”
The word chiper originated from the Old French word “chipier,” meaning to seize or capture. It shares the same Latin root with the English word “capture.” In everyday French, chiper is often used to describe the action of taking something quickly and slyly.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, chiper is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Nous avions chipé les bonbons avant que la mère ne les voie. (We had snatched the candies before the mother saw them.)
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Tu avais chipé mon téléphone pendant que je parlais au téléphone. (You had swiped my phone while I was on the phone.)
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Ils avaient chipé de l’argent dans la caisse avant de s’enfuir. (They had stolen money from the cash register before fleeing.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chiper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chipé | I had stolen |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chipé | You had stolen |
il | il eût | Il eût chipé | He had stolen |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chipé | She had stolen |
on | on eût | On eût chipé | One had stolen |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chipé | We had stolen |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chipé | You had stolen |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chipé | They had stolen |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chipé | They had stolen |
Other Conjugations for Chiper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiper
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Chiper – 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)
Summary
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