Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Introduction to the verb clamser
The English translation of the French verb clamser is “to kick the bucket” or “to bite the dust.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “klam-seh.”
The language origin of clamser can be traced back to the Old French verb “clamser” meaning “to close” or “to shut.” Over time, its meaning evolved to refer to the act of dying or passing away.
In everyday French, clamser is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of how clamser is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais eu plus d’argent, j’aurais clamser dans un hôtel de luxe à Paris. (If I had had more money, I would have kicked the bucket in a luxury hotel in Paris.)
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Il aurait clamser s’il avait continué à fumer autant. (He would have bitten the dust if he had continued to smoke so much.)
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Si nous étions restés plus longtemps, nous serions peut-être clamser dans cet accident de voiture. (If we had stayed longer, we might have died in that car accident.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of clamser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | serais clamé | Si j’avais su, je serais clamé. | If I had known, I would have kicked the bucket. |
tu | serais clamé | Tu serais clamé plus tôt. | You would have kicked the bucket earlier. |
il | serait clamé | Il serait clamé aujourd’hui. | He would have kicked the bucket today. |
elle | serait clamée | Elle serait clamée depuis longtemps. | She would have kicked the bucket a long time ago. |
on | serait clamé | On serait clamé en mer. | One would have kicked the bucket at sea. |
nous | serions clamés | Nous serions clamés à cette heure-ci. | We would have kicked the bucket at this hour. |
vous | seriez clamés | Vous seriez clamés ensemble. | You would have kicked the bucket together. |
ils | seraient clamés | Ils seraient clamés au combat. | They would have kicked the bucket in battle. |
elles | seraient clamées | Elles seraient clamées hier. | They (female) would have kicked the bucket yesterday. |
Other Conjugations for Clamser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
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Clamser – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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