Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Introduction to the verb claper
The English translation of the French verb claper is “to slap” or “to clap.” The infinitive form, claper, is pronounced as “klah-pay.”
The word claper comes from the Old French word “clapier,” meaning “heap” or “pile.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action in the past.
Examples of claper in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais eu les mains libres, j’aurais clappé des applaudissements. (If I had had my hands free, I would have clapped my hands.)
- Ils auraient dû claper des mains pour montrer leur soutien. (They should have clapped their hands to show their support.)
- J’aurais clappé des pieds de joie si j’avais gagné le concours. (I would have jumped for joy if I had won the competition.)
English translations:
- If I had had my hands free, I would have clapped my hands.
- They should have clapped their hands to show their support.
- I would have jumped for joy if I had won the competition.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of claper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais clappé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais clappé. | I would have clapped for you. |
tu | aurais clappé | Tu aurais clappé plus fort. | You would have clapped louder. |
il | aurait clappé | Il aurait clappé des mains. | He would have clapped his hands. |
elle | aurait clappé | Elle aurait clappé pour son équipe. | She would have clapped for her team. |
on | aurait clappé | On aurait clappé toute la nuit. | One would have clapped all night. |
nous | aurions clappé | Nous aurions clappé en rythme. | We would have clapped in rhythm. |
vous | auriez clappé | Vous auriez clappé avec enthousiasme. | You would have clapped enthusiastically. |
ils | auraient clappé | Ils auraient clappé pour leur idole. | They would have clapped for their idol. |
elles | auraient clappé | Elles auraient clappé pour leur équipe. | They (female) would have clapped for their team. |
Other Conjugations for Claper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
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Claper – 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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