L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Introduction to the verb clocher
The English translation of the French verb clocher is “to limp” or “to be off”. The infinitive form of clocher is pronounced “kloh-shay”.
The word clocher comes from the Latin word “culcita” which means “a cushion or pillow”. It evolved in Old French to become “clochier” which meant “to sway or limp”. In everyday French, clocher is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form of the verb.
1) Cloche un peu moins vite s’il te plaît. (Limp a little slower, please.)
2) Ne clochez pas trop, vous allez vous blesser. (Don’t limp too much, you’ll hurt yourself.)
3) Clochez vers la gauche et vous trouverez la sortie. (Limp to the left and you’ll find the exit.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of clocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cloche | Cloche maintenant! | Ring the bell now! |
tu | cloche | Ne cloche pas trop fort. | Don’t ring too loudly. |
il | cloche | Il cloche toutes les heures. | He rings every hour. |
elle | cloche | Elle cloche les vaches. | She rings the cows. |
on | cloche | On ne cloche pas ici. | We don’t ring here. |
nous | clochons | Clochons pour l’église. | Let’s ring for the church. |
vous | clochez | Clochez pour l’anniversaire. | Ring for the birthday. |
ils | clochent | Ils clochent tous les matins. | They ring every morning. |
elles | clochent | Elles clochent pour le mariage. | They ring for the wedding. |
Other Conjugations for Clocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
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Clocher – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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