Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Introduction to the verb claper
The English translation of the French verb claper is “to clap” or “to clap one’s hands.” It is pronounced as “klah-pay” in its infinitive form.
Claper comes from the Old French word “clapier” which means “rabbit hutch.” The verb originally referred to the action of trapping rabbits by clapping one’s hands to scare them into their hutch. Over time, the meaning evolved to simply refer to the action of clapping one’s hands.
In everyday French, claper is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for a completed action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Some common examples of claper in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations are:
- J’eus clappé des mains avant qu’il ne parle. (I had clapped my hands before he spoke.)
- Tu eus clappé des mains lorsque la musique s’arrêta. (You had clapped your hands when the music stopped.)
- Ils eurent clappé des mains après le spectacle. (They had clapped their hands after the show.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of claper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse clapé | I had clapped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses clapé | You had clapped |
il | il eût | Il eût clapé | He had clapped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût clapé | She had clapped |
on | on eût | On eût clapé | One had clapped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes clapé | We had clapped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes clapé | You had clapped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent clapé | They had clapped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent clapé | They had clapped |
Other Conjugations for Claper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
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Claper – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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