Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Introduction to the verb clapser
The English translation of the French verb clapser is “to collapse” or “to fail.” It is pronounced as “klap-seh” in the infinitive form.
The word clapser comes from the French word “clapet,” meaning “trapdoor” or “flap,” and the suffix “-er,” which is added to verbs to indicate the infinitive form. It is most often used in everyday French to describe something that has suddenly and unexpectedly failed or collapsed.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past, clapser is conjugated as follows:
J’eus clapser (I had collapsed)
Tu eus clapser (You had collapsed)
Il/Elle eut clapser (He/She had collapsed)
Nous eûmes clapser (We had collapsed)
Vous eûtes clapser (You had collapsed)
Ils/Elles eurent clapser (They had collapsed)
Here are three simple examples of clapser in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’eus clapser sous la pression de mes dettes.
(I had collapsed under the pressure of my debts.) -
L’entreprise eut clapser après la révélation de son scandale financier.
(The company had collapsed after the revelation of its financial scandal.) -
Nous eûmes clapser lorsqu’une tempête a détruit notre maison.
(We had collapsed when a storm destroyed our house.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of clapser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse clapser | I had collapsed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses clapser | You had collapsed |
il | il eût | Il eût clapser | He had collapsed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût clapser | She had collapsed |
on | on eût | On eût clapser | One had collapsed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes clapser | We had collapsed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes clapser | You had collapsed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent clapser | They had collapsed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent clapser | They had collapsed |
Other Conjugations for Clapser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapser
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Clapser – 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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