Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Introduction to the verb chopiner
The English translation of the French verb chopiner is “to drink heavily.” The infinitive form of chopiner is pronounced “sho-pee-nay.”
Chopiner is derived from the French word “chopine,” which originally referred to a type of wooden shoe worn in the Middle Ages. Over time, the word came to be associated with drinking, likely because people would wear their chopines while drinking in taverns. In modern French, chopiner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is equivalent to the English past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai chopiné toute la nuit avant de rentrer chez moi. (I had been drinking heavily all night before going back home.)
- Nous avions déjà chopiné avant de partir en vacances. (We had already been drinking heavily before leaving for vacation.)
- Vous aviez chopiné ensemble avant de vous disputer. (You had been drinking heavily together before having an argument.)
Overall, chopiner in the Passé Antérieur tense is used to indicate that the action of drinking heavily was already completed before another past action took place. It is often used in storytelling or to provide background information.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chopiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chopiné | I had drunk |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chopiné | You had drunk |
il | il eût | Il eût chopiné | He had drunk |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chopiné | She had drunk |
on | on eût | On eût chopiné | One had drunk |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chopiné | We had drunk |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chopiné | You had drunk |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chopiné | They had drunk |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chopiné | They had drunk |
Other Conjugations for Chopiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chopiner
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Chopiner – 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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