Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Introduction to the verb clocher
The English translation of clocher is “to limp” or “to hobble.” It is pronounced as “klo-shay.”
The word clocher comes from the Old French word “clochier,” which means “to limp.” It is commonly used in everyday French to describe someone walking with a limp or a physical disability affecting their gait. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action that did not happen.
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Il aurait fallu que je clochasse pour arriver à l’heure. (I would have had to limp to arrive on time.)
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Si tu avais cloché, tu n’aurais pas pu participer à la course. (If you had limped, you would not have been able to participate in the race.)
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Les enfants auraient été en retard si leur mère avait cloché. (The children would have been late if their mother had limped.)
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It would have been necessary for me to limp to arrive on time.
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If you had limped, you would not have been able to participate in the race.
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The children would have been late if their mother had limped.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of clocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cloché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cloché. | I wish I had rung. |
tu | eusses cloché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cloché. | I wish you had rung. |
il | eût cloché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cloché. | I wish he had rung. |
elle | eût cloché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cloché. | I wish she had rung. |
on | eût cloché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cloché. | I wish one had rung. |
nous | eussions cloché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cloché. | I wish we had rung. |
vous | eussiez cloché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cloché. | I wish you had rung. |
ils | eussent cloché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cloché. | I wish they had rung. |
elles | eussent cloché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cloché. | I wish they had rung. |
Other Conjugations for Clocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
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Clocher – 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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