Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Introduction to the verb clapoter
The English translation of the French verb clapoter is “to splash” or “to lap.” It is pronounced “klah-po-tay.”
Clapoter comes from the Old French word “clapot,” meaning “lump” or “pimple.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or potential action in the past.
Examples:
- Si j’avais sauté dans la piscine, j’aurais clapoté de l’eau partout. (If I had jumped in the pool, I would have splashed water everywhere.)
- Nous aurions clapoté joyeusement dans les vagues si la plage n’avait pas été fermée. (We would have happily splashed in the waves if the beach hadn’t been closed.)
- Il aurait aimé clapoter dans la mare, mais il avait peur des grenouilles. (He would have liked to splash in the pond, but he was afraid of frogs.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of clapoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais clapoté | Si j’avais su, j’aurais clapoté avec toi. | I would have splashed around with you. |
tu | aurais clapoté | Tu aurais clapoté dans la mer. | You would have splashed around in the sea. |
il | aurait clapoté | Il aurait clapoté avec ses amis. | He would have splashed around with his friends. |
elle | aurait clapoté | Elle aurait clapoté dans la piscine. | She would have splashed around in the pool. |
on | aurait clapoté | On aurait clapoté dans les flaques d’eau. | One would have splashed around in the puddles. |
nous | aurions clapoté | Nous aurions clapoté sous la pluie. | We would have splashed around in the rain. |
vous | auriez clapoté | Vous auriez clapoté sur le lac. | You would have splashed around on the lake. |
ils | auraient clapoté | Ils auraient clapoté dans le ruisseau. | They would have splashed around in the stream. |
elles | auraient clapoté | Elles auraient clapoté dans la fontaine. | They (female) would have splashed around in the fountain. |
Other Conjugations for Clapoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
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Clapoter – 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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