L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Introduction to the verb cliver
The English translation of the French verb cliver is “to split” or “to cleave.” It is pronounced “klee-vay” in the infinitive form.
The word cliver comes from the Latin word “clepere,” meaning “to separate” or “to divide.” It entered the French language in the early 16th century.
In everyday French, the verb cliver is most often used in the infinitive present tense as “cliver.” This means that the verb is not conjugated and remains in its base form.
Examples of cliver in the infinitive present tense are:
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Il faut cliver le bois pour faire du petit bois. (We need to split the wood to make kindling.)
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Pour réussir en politique, il faut cliver les opinions. (To succeed in politics, you have to divide opinions.)
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Je n’ai pas pu cliver cette pierre avec mon marteau. (I couldn’t split this stone with my hammer.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of cliver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | clive | Je clive le bois. | I cleave the wood. |
tu | clives | Tu clives les pierres. | You cleave the stones. |
il | clive | Il clive le morceau. | He cleaves the piece. |
elle | clive | Elle clive avec précision. | She cleaves with precision. |
on | clive | On clive pour couper. | We cleave to cut. |
nous | clivons | Nous clivons ensemble. | We will cleave together. |
vous | clivez | Vous clivez la viande. | You cleave the meat. |
ils | clivent | Ils clivent le rocher. | They cleave the rock. |
elles | clivent | Elles clivent la bûche. | They cleave the log. |
Other Conjugations for Cliver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver (this article)
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Cliver – 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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