Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Introduction to the verb clairsemer
The English translation of the French verb clairsemer is “to thin out.” It is pronounced as “kleh-seh-may.”
The word clairsemer comes from the combination of the words “clair” meaning “clear” and “semer” meaning “to sow.” It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’ai clairsemé les graines avant que la pluie ne commence. (I had thinned out the seeds before the rain started.)
- Tu avais clairsemé les troupes avant l’arrivée de l’ennemi. (You had thinned out the troops before the enemy arrived.)
- Il avait clairsemé ses cheveux pour donner l’impression d’une calvitie. (He had thinned out his hair to give the impression of baldness.)
In each of these examples, the action of “thinning out” occurred before another past action, which is why the Passé Antérieur tense is used.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of clairsemer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse clairsemer | I had sown |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses clairsemer | You had sown |
il | il eût | Il eût clairsemer | He had sown |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût clairsemer | She had sown |
on | on eût | On eût clairsemer | One had sown |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes clairsemer | We had sown |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes clairsemer | You had sown |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent clairsemer | They had sown |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent clairsemer | They had sown |
Other Conjugations for Clairsemer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clairsemer
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Clairsemer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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