Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Introduction to the verb cliver
The French verb cliver comes from the Latin word “clivus,” meaning “slope” or “inclined plane.” Its infinitive form is pronounced “klee-vay.”
In everyday French, cliver is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action or situation. It is often used with conjunctions like “si” (if) or “bien que” (although).
Here are three examples of cliver in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu clives le bois pour le feu. (I would have liked for you to split the wood for the fire.)
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Si j’avais su, j’aurais clivé la conversation tout de suite. (If I had known, I would have cut the conversation short right away.)
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Il est possible qu’elle ait clivé ses cheveux pour un changement de look. (It’s possible that she split her hair for a change of look.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cliver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie clivé | Je veux que j’aie clivé. | I want to have split. |
tu | aies clivé | Il est nécessaire que tu aies clivé. | It’s necessary that you split. |
il | ait clivé | Il est improbable qu’il ait clivé. | It’s unlikely he split. |
elle | ait clivé | Elle espère qu’elle ait clivé. | She hopes she split. |
on | ait clivé | On suggère qu’on ait clivé. | It’s suggested that we split. |
nous | ayons clivé | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons clivé. | We are glad we split. |
vous | ayez clivé | Il est recommandé que vous ayez clivé. | It’s recommended that you split. |
ils | aient clivé | Ils pensent qu’ils aient clivé. | They think they split. |
elles | aient clivé | Elles sont sûres qu’elles aient clivé. | They are sure they split. |
Other Conjugations for Cliver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
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Cliver – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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