Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Introduction to the verb chouraver
The English translation of the French verb chouraver is “to steal.” It is pronounced “shoo-rah-vay.”
The language origin of chouraver is a combination of two words: “chourer” which means “to steal” and “ravir” which means “to delight.” It is believed to have originated in the French slang language from the 19th century.
Chouraver is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe actions that happened before another past action.
Examples:
- J’ai chouravé ce livre avant qu’il l’ait remarqué. (I stole this book before he noticed it.)
- Elle m’a chouravé mon téléphone pendant que je n’étais pas là. (She stole my phone while I wasn’t there.)
- Ils ont chouravé tous les bijoux avant que la police n’arrive. (They stole all the jewelry before the police arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chouraver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chouravé | I had stolen |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chouravé | You had stolen |
il | il eût | Il eût chouravé | He had stolen |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chouravé | She had stolen |
on | on eût | On eût chouravé | One had stolen |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chouravé | We had stolen |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chouravé | You had stolen |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chouravé | They had stolen |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chouravé | They had stolen |
Other Conjugations for Chouraver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouraver
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Chouraver – 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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