Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Introduction to the verb flinguer
The English translation of the French verb “flinguer” is “to shoot/to gun down.” The infinitive form of “flinguer” is pronounced as [flɛ̃ɡe].
The word “flinguer” originated from the French slang “flingue,” which means a firearm or a gun. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary past tense used to express completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of using “flinguer” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Il flingua le voleur avant qu’il ne puisse s’échapper.
(He shot the thief before he could escape.) -
Les policiers flinguèrent les bandits lors du braquage.
(The police gunned down the criminals during the robbery.) -
Le tireur d’élite flingua le terroriste à distance.
(The sniper shot the terrorist from a distance.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is mainly used in formal or written contexts, whereas in spoken French, the Passé Composé tense is usually preferred to express completed past actions.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of flinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | flinguai | J’ai flinguai le zombie. | I shot the zombie. |
Tu | flinguas | Tu l’as flinguas. | You shot him/her. |
Il | flingua | Il flingua le voleur. | He shot the thief. |
Elle | flingua | Elle flingua le monstre. | She shot the monster. |
On | flingua | On flingua le méchant. | One shot the villain. |
Nous | flinguâmes | Nous l’avons flinguâmes. | We shot him/her. |
Vous | flinguâtes | Vous les avez flinguâtes. | You shot them. |
Ils | flinguèrent | Ils flinguèrent la cible. | They shot the target. |
Elles | flinguèrent | Elles flinguèrent le criminel. | They (feminine) shot the criminal. |
Other Conjugations for Flinguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flinguer
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Flinguer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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