L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Introduction to the verb claver
The English translation of the French verb claver is “to chat” or “to chatter”. It is pronounced as “klah-vay” in the infinitive form.
Claver comes from the Old French word “clavir”, which means “to chatter” or “to talk excessively”. It is derived from the Latin word “clavus”, meaning “nail” or “peg”. In everyday French, claver is used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of chatting or having a conversation.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Nous aimons claver pendant des heures au téléphone. (We love to chat for hours on the phone.)
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Ils ont l’habitude de claver après le dîner. (They have the habit of chatting after dinner.)
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Ne clavons pas trop longtemps, il faut se coucher tôt. (Let’s not chat for too long, we need to go to bed early.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of claver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | clave | Je clave toutes les nuits. | I type away every night. |
tu | claves | Tu claves rapidement. | You type fast. |
il | clave | Il clave sur son clavier. | He types on his keyboard. |
elle | clave | Elle clave ses devoirs. | She types her homework. |
on | clave | On clave en silence. | We type silently. |
nous | clavons | Nous clavons ensemble. | We will type together. |
vous | clavez | Vous clavez en français. | You type in French. |
ils | clavent | Ils clavent des rapports. | They type reports. |
elles | clavent | Elles clavent des messages. | They type messages. |
Other Conjugations for Claver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver (this article)
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Claver – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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