Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb chahuter

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The English translation of the French verb chahuter is “to heckle” or “to make noise/disrupt.” The infinitive form, chahuter, is pronounced “sha-oo-tay.”

The word chahuter comes from the verb chahuter in Old French, which meant “to abuse” or “to mock.” It is derived from the verb chatouiller, which means “to tickle” or “to tease.” In everyday French, chahuter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English.

Examples of chahuter in the Plus-que-parfait tense:

  1. Les enfants avaient chahuté pendant toute la soirée. (The children had been heckling all evening.)
  2. Nous avions chahuté nos amis pour leur anniversaire hier soir. (We had been making noise and teasing our friends for their birthday last night.)
  3. Ils avaient chahuté leurs professeurs lors de la réunion de l’école. (They had been disrupting their teachers during the school meeting.)

English translations:

  1. The children had been making noise all evening.
  2. We had been teasing our friends for their birthday last night.
  3. They had been disrupting their teachers during the school meeting.

Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chahuter

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je j’avais chahuté J’avais chahuté avec mes amis. I had played around with my friends.
tu tu avais chahuté Tu avais chahuté pendant la fête. You had joked around during the party.
il il avait chahuté Il avait chahuté pendant le cours. He had disrupted during the class.
elle elle avait chahuté Elle avait chahuté avec ses camarades. She had messed around with her classmates.
on on avait chahuté On avait chahuté dans la rue. We had played around in the street.
nous nous avions chahuté Nous avions chahuté tout l’après-midi. We had been playing around all afternoon.
vous vous aviez chahuté Vous aviez chahuté en classe. You had joked around in class.
ils ils avaient chahuté Ils avaient chahuté lors de la réunion. They had disrupted during the meeting.
elles elles avaient chahuté Elles avaient chahuté ensemble. They had played around together.

Other Conjugations for Chahuter.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter     (this article)

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chahuter

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Chahuter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense

The French “plus-que-parfait” tense is a past tense used to express actions or events that occurred before another past action or event. It is often translated to English as the “pluperfect” tense. The name “plus-que-parfait” literally means “more than perfect,” indicating that it is a tense used to describe actions that were completed before a specific point in the past.
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Tense Formation

To form the plus-que-parfait tense, you typically use the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. Here are the conjugations for both auxiliary verbs:
1. With “avoir” as the auxiliary verb:
   – J’avais mangé (I had eaten)
   – Tu avais parlé (You had spoken)
   – Il/elle/on avait fini (He/She/One had finished)
   – Nous avions lu (We had read)
   – Vous aviez choisi (You had chosen)
   – Ils/elles avaient joué (They had played)
2. With “être” as the auxiliary verb (usually for intransitive verbs or verbs indicating a state):
   – J’étais parti(e) (I had left)
   – Tu étais arrivé(e) (You had arrived)
   – Il/elle/on était tombé(e) (He/She/One had fallen)
   – Nous étions resté(e)s (We had stayed)
   – Vous étiez né(e)(s) (You had been born)
   – Ils/elles étaient monté(e)s (They had gone up)

Common everyday usage patterns

Sequencing of past events

The plus-que-parfait is used to express a past action that happened before another past action. For example, “J’avais mangé avant qu’il ne soit arrivé” (I had eaten before he arrived).

Background information

It is also used to provide background information or set the stage for a main past event. For instance, “Quand je suis arrivé, ils avaient déjà fini de manger” (When I arrived, they had already finished eating).

Hypothetical or reported speech

In indirect speech, the plus-que-parfait is used to report what someone had said or thought in the past. For example, “Il avait dit qu’il viendrait demain” (He had said that he would come tomorrow).

Interactions with other tenses

– The plus-que-parfait is often used in conjunction with the passé composé (simple past) to establish the sequence of past events. The passé composé describes the more recent action, while the plus-que-parfait describes the action that occurred earlier.
– It can also be used with the conditional mood to express a hypothetical past event, like “Si j’avais su, j’aurais agi différemment” (If I had known, I would have acted differently).
– When used in reported speech, it can be combined with the conditional mood or the imperfect subjunctive to reflect the original mood and tense of the reported statement.

Summary

The French plus-que-parfait tense is an essential part of the language for expressing past actions that occurred before other past actions, providing background information, and reporting past statements or thoughts. It is an integral component of constructing complex and accurate narratives in French.

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