Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Introduction to the verb chlinguer
The English translation of the French verb chlinguer is “to stink” or “to reek.” The infinitive form, chlinguer, is pronounced as “shling-gay.”
The word chlinguer comes from the French slang word “chlingue,” which means a bad smell or stench. It is most often used in informal or colloquial French, and is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to refer to a recent or ongoing action.
Here are three simple examples of how chlinguer can be used in the Passé Composé tense, along with their English translations:
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J’ai ouvert la poubelle et ça a chlingué immédiatement. (I opened the trash can and it immediately stank.)
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La viande a chlingué toute la nuit, je ne peux pas la manger maintenant. (The meat has been stinking all night, I can’t eat it now.)
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Nous avons traversé la rivière et nos vêtements ont chlingué à cause de l’eau sale. (We crossed the river and our clothes stank because of the dirty water.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chlinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chlingué | J’ai chlingué tout l’après-midi. | I stank all afternoon. |
tu | as chlingué | Tu as chlingué le fromage. | You stank up the cheese. |
il | a chlingué | Il a chlingué la salle de bain. | He stank up the bathroom. |
elle | a chlingué | Elle a chlingué le soir. | She stank up the evening. |
on | a chlingué | On a chlingué la pièce avec l’odeur. | We made the room stink with the smell. |
nous | avons chlingué | Nous avons chlingué le frigo. | We stank up the fridge. |
vous | avez chlingué | Vous avez chlingué la voiture. | You stank up the car. |
ils | ont chlingué | Ils ont chlingué l’air avec leur parfum. | They made the air stink with their perfume. |
elles | ont chlingué | Elles ont chlingué la cuisine. | They stank up the kitchen. |
Other Conjugations for Chlinguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlinguer
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Chlinguer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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