Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Introduction to the verb clouer
The English translation of the French verb clouer is “to nail”. It is pronounced “kloo-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word “clouer” comes from the Latin word “clavus”, meaning “nail”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense with the respective English translations are:
- Si j’avais un marteau, je clouerais cette planche. (If I had a hammer, I would nail this board.)
- Tu pourrais clouer le tableau au mur, s’il te plaît ? (Could you nail the painting to the wall, please?)
- Nous ne clouerions pas les chaises à la terrasse, de peur de l’abîmer. (We wouldn’t nail the chairs to the terrace, for fear of damaging it.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of clouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | clouerais | Je clouerais des planches. | I would nail some boards. |
tu | clouerais | Tu clouerais la tente. | You would nail the tent. |
il | clouerait | Il clouerait le tableau au mur. | He would nail the painting to the wall. |
elle | clouerait | Elle clouerait ses chaussures. | She would nail her shoes. |
on | clouerait | On clouerait les fenêtres. | One would nail the windows. |
nous | clouerions | Nous clouerions les panneaux. | We would nail the panels. |
vous | cloueriez | Vous cloueriez le bois ensemble. | You would nail the wood together. |
ils | cloueraient | Ils cloueraient les tuiles. | They would nail the tiles. |
elles | cloueraient | Elles cloueraient la boîte. | They would nail the box. |
Other Conjugations for Clouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
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Clouer – 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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