Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Introduction to the verb chelinguer
The English translation of the French verb chelinguer is “to stink” or “to smell bad”. The infinitive form is pronounced “shuh-lin-guh-ay”.
The word chelinguer comes from the Old French word “chaloir” which means “to be hot” or “to be angry”. It evolved into “chaloir mal” which means “to be troublesome” or “to be noxious”. Eventually, it became “chelinguer” in modern French.
In everyday French, chelinguer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to describe an action or situation that took place before a specific point in the past. It is often used to express a strong and unpleasant smell.
Here are three simple examples of chelinguer in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais nettoyé ma chambre avant que mes amis arrivent, sinon ça aurait chelingué. (I had cleaned my room before my friends arrived, otherwise it would have stunk.)
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Nous avions pris une route différente pour éviter la zone qui chelinguait à cause d’une usine d’épuration. (We had taken a different route to avoid the area that smelled bad because of a sewage treatment plant.)
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Avant de partir en vacances, j’avais jeté toutes les poubelles pour que la maison ne chelingue pas à notre retour. (Before leaving for vacation, I had thrown away all the garbage so the house wouldn’t smell bad upon our return.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of chelinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais chlingué | J’avais chlingué tout l’été. | I had partied all summer. |
tu | tu avais chlingué | Tu avais chlingué toute la nuit. | You had partied all night. |
il | il avait chlingué | Il avait chlingué toute la journée. | He had partied all day. |
elle | elle avait chlingué | Elle avait chlingué toute la soirée. | She had partied all evening. |
on | on avait chlingué | On avait chlingué toute la semaine. | One had partied all week. |
nous | nous avions chlingué | Nous avions chlingué toute la saison. | We had partied all season. |
vous | vous aviez chlingué | Vous aviez chlingué toute la soirée. | You had partied all evening. |
ils | ils avaient chlingué | Ils avaient chlingué toute la nuit. | They had partied all night. |
elles | elles avaient chlingué | Elles avaient chlingué tout l’été. | They had partied all summer. |
Other Conjugations for Chelinguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chelinguer
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Chelinguer – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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