Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Introduction to the verb cloîtrer
The English translation of the French verb cloîtrer is “to cloister” or “to enclose.”
The infinitive form of cloîtrer is pronounced “klow-ee-tray.”
Cloîtrer comes from the Latin word “claudere,” meaning “to shut” or “to close.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
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Hier, j’ai cloîtré mes enfants dans leur chambre pour qu’ils fassent leurs devoirs. (Yesterday, I cloistered my children in their room so that they could do their homework.)
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Les religieuses ont été cloîtrées dans leur couvent pendant des années. (The nuns were cloistered in their convent for years.)
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Nous avons décidé de cloîtrer notre jardin avec une clôture pour plus d’intimité. (We decided to enclose our garden with a fence for more privacy.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cloîtrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cloîtré | J’ai cloîtré mes pensées. | I shut off my thoughts. |
tu | as cloîtré | Tu as cloîtré ta colère. | You contained your anger. |
il | a cloîtré | Il a cloîtré le jardin. | He enclosed the garden. |
elle | a cloîtré | Elle a cloîtré son chien. | She confined her dog. |
on | a cloîtré | On a cloîtré les invités. | We secluded the guests. |
nous | avons cloîtré | Nous avons cloîtré nos coeurs. | We sheltered our hearts. |
vous | avez cloîtré | Vous avez cloîtré vos esprits. | You locked up your minds. |
ils | ont cloîtré | Ils ont cloîtré les prisonniers. | They imprisoned the prisoners. |
elles | ont cloîtré | Elles ont cloîtré les oiseaux. | They caged the birds. |
Other Conjugations for Cloîtrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
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Cloîtrer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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