Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Introduction to the verb claveter
The English translation of the French verb claveter is “to fasten with a nail or screw.” It is pronounced as “klah-vuh-tey.”
The word claveter comes from the Old French word “claveter” which means “to nail or rivet.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present or future.
Here are three simple examples of claveter in the Conditionnel Présent tense:
- Si je trouvais un marteau, je pourrais claveter cette planche. (If I found a hammer, I could nail this board.)
- Elle pourrait claveter les feuilles de métal ensemble pour en faire une boîte. (She could fasten the metal sheets together to make a box.)
- On pourrait claveter cette étagère pour la fixer au mur. (We could screw this shelf to the wall.)
The word claveter is commonly used in construction or DIY projects, where one needs to secure materials together with nails or screws. It can also be used figuratively to mean “to fix” or “to solve” a problem.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of claveter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | clavèterais | Je clavèterais le bois. | I would nail the wood. |
tu | clavèterais | Tu clavèterais mieux. | You would nail better. |
il | clavèterait | Il clavèterait la porte. | He would nail the door. |
elle | clavèterait | Elle clavèterait les étagères. | She would nail the shelves. |
on | clavèterait | On clavèterait les tuiles. | One would nail the tiles. |
nous | clavèterions | Nous clavèterions le toit. | We would nail the roof. |
vous | clavèteriez | Vous clavèteriez les planches. | You would nail the boards. |
ils | clavèteraient | Ils clavèteraient le mur. | They would nail the wall. |
elles | clavèteraient | Elles clavèteraient la charpente. | They would nail the frame. |
Other Conjugations for Claveter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
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Claveter – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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