Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Introduction to the verb chouriner
The English translation of the French verb chouriner is “to nag” or “to complain.” It is pronounced “shoor-ee-nay.”
The word chouriner comes from the old French word “chourin,” which means “to grumble or complain.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to indicate an action that was completed in the past before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of chouriner in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus chouriné toute la journée avant qu’il ne m’écoute enfin. (I had nagged all day before he finally listened to me.)
- Nous eûmes fini de dîner quand elle commença à chouriner sur la vaisselle sale. (We had finished dinner when she started nagging about the dirty dishes.)
- Ils eurent réussi à acheter la maison avant que leurs parents ne se mettent à chouriner sur le prix. (They had successfully bought the house before their parents started complaining about the price.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chouriner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chouriné | I had nagged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chouriné | You had nagged |
il | il eût | Il eût chouriné | He had nagged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chouriné | She had nagged |
on | on eût | On eût chouriné | One had nagged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chouriné | We had nagged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chouriné | You had nagged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chouriné | They had nagged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chouriné | They had nagged |
Other Conjugations for Chouriner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chouriner
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Chouriner – 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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