Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Introduction to the verb claqueter
The English translation of the French verb claqueter is “to clack” or “to chatter”. The infinitive form is pronounced “klah-kteh-teh”.
The word claqueter comes from the onomatopoeic sound “claquer” which means “to clap” or “to smack”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus claqueter des dents en sortant du froid. (I had clacked my teeth when coming out of the cold.)
- Tu eus claqueter de la langue en signe de désapprobation. (You had chattered your tongue as a sign of disapproval.)
- Elle eut claqueter des doigts pour attirer son attention. (She had snapped her fingers to get his attention.)
In these examples, the verb claqueter is used to describe a quick, repetitive sound or movement. It is often used to describe someone’s teeth chattering, tongue clicking, or fingers snapping in response to a certain situation.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of claqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse claquété | I had clacked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses claquété | You had clacked |
il | il eût | Il eût claquété | He had clacked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût claquété | She had clacked |
on | on eût | On eût claquété | One had clacked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes claquété | We had clacked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes claquété | You had clacked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent claquété | They had clacked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent claquété | They had clacked |
Other Conjugations for Claqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
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Claqueter – 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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