Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Introduction to the verb clopiner
The English translation of the French verb clopiner is “to limp” or “to hobble.” The infinitive form of clopiner is pronounced “kloh-pee-nay.”
Clopiner has its roots in the Old French word clopin, meaning “to limp.” It is derived from the Latin word claudere, meaning “to limp” or “to halt.”
In everyday French, clopiner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express actions that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si j’avais mal à la jambe, je clopinerais vers la pharmacie. (If I had a sore leg, I would limp to the pharmacy.)
- Vous auriez dû prendre un parapluie, vous clopineriez maintenant dans la pluie. (You should have taken an umbrella, you would be limping in the rain now.)
- Si elle avait écouté le médecin, elle ne clopinerait plus aujourd’hui. (If she had listened to the doctor, she would not be limping today.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of clopiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais clopiné | Si j’avais pu, je te serais clopiné. | I would have limped to you if I could. |
tu | aurais clopiné | Tu aurais clopiné en marchant sur ce terrain. | You would have limped while walking on this terrain. |
il | aurait clopiné | Il aurait clopiné après sa blessure. | He would have limped after his injury. |
elle | aurait clopiné | Elle aurait clopiné vers la gare. | She would have limped towards the train station. |
on | aurait clopiné | On aurait clopiné si on avait été fatigué. | One would have limped if one had been tired. |
nous | aurions clopiné | Nous aurions clopiné jusqu’au sommet de la montagne. | We would have limped to the top of the mountain. |
vous | auriez clopiné | Vous auriez clopiné en portant ces chaussures. | You would have limped while wearing those shoes. |
ils | auraient clopiné | Ils auraient clopiné en suivant le chemin rocailleux. | They would have limped while following the rocky path. |
elles | auraient clopiné | Elles auraient clopiné en allant à l’école. | They (female) would have limped while going to school. |
Other Conjugations for Clopiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
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Clopiner – 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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