Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Introduction to the verb cliver
The English translation of the French verb cliver is “to cleave” or “to split.” It is pronounced as “klee-vay.”
Cliver comes from the Latin word “clivus,” meaning “slope” or “declivity.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is considered hypothetical or uncertain.
Example 1: Il aurait fallu que nous ayons clivé le bois avant de le brûler.
Translation: We should have cleaved the wood before burning it.
Example 2: J’aurais préféré que tu aies clivé la roche avant de la transporter.
Translation: I would have preferred that you had split the rock before transporting it.
Example 3: Il était possible que le mur se soit clivé à cause du tremblement de terre.
Translation: It was possible that the wall had split due to the earthquake.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cliver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse clivé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse clivé. | I wish I had split. |
tu | eusses clivé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses clivé. | I wish you had split. |
il | eût clivé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût clivé. | I wish he had split. |
elle | eût clivé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût clivé. | I wish she had split. |
on | eût clivé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût clivé. | I wish one had split. |
nous | eussions clivé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions clivé. | I wish we had split. |
vous | eussiez clivé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez clivé. | I wish you had split. |
ils | eussent clivé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent clivé. | I wish they had split. |
elles | eussent clivé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent clivé. | I wish they had 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
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 Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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