Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Introduction to the verb claquemurer
The English translation of the French verb claquemurer is “to barricade.” It is pronounced as “klah-kem-yuh-ray.”
The language origin of claquemurer can be traced back to the Old French word “claquemer,” which means “to close with a lattice” or “to lock up.” This verb is derived from the Latin word “clavis,” meaning “key,” and the Old French word “mer,” meaning “to close.”
In everyday French, claquemurer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the equivalent of the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Examples of claquemurer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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Les rebelles avaient claquemuré toutes les portes avant que l’armée ne puisse entrer. (The rebels had barricaded all the doors before the army could enter.)
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Les habitants avaient claquemuré leurs maisons par peur des pillages. (The inhabitants had barricaded their houses out of fear of looting.)
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Après avoir été poursuivi par la police, le voleur s’est claquemuré dans une maison abandonnée. (After being chased by the police, the thief barricaded himself in an abandoned house.)
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The rebels had barricaded all the doors before the army could enter.
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The inhabitants had barricaded their houses out of fear of looting.
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After being chased by the police, the thief barricaded himself in an abandoned house.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of claquemurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | J’eusse | J’eusse claquemuré | I had walled in |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses claquemuré | You had walled in |
il | il eût | Il eût claquemuré | He had walled in |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût claquemuré | She had walled in |
on | on eût | On eût claquemuré | One had walled in |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes claquemuré | We had walled in |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes claquemuré | You had walled in |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent claquemuré | They had walled in |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent claquemuré | They had walled in |
Other Conjugations for Claquemurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
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Claquemurer – 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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