Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Introduction to the verb claustrer
The English translation of the French verb claustrer is “to confine” or “to lock up.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kloh-stray.”
Claustrer comes from the Latin word “claustrum,” meaning “enclosure” or “barrier.” It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense that expresses an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
- J’ai claustré les animaux avant la tempête. (I had confined the animals before the storm.)
- Tu as claustré tes enfants dans leur chambre pour qu’ils fassent leurs devoirs. (You had locked up your children in their room so they could do their homework.)
- Les gardes avaient claustré le prisonnier dans sa cellule pour la nuit. (The guards had confined the prisoner in his cell for the night.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of claustrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus claustré | I had confined |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus claustré | You had confined |
il | il eut | Il eut claustré | He had confined |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut claustré | She had confined |
on | on eut | On eut claustré | One had confined |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes claustré | We had confined |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes claustré | You had confined |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent claustré | They had confined |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent claustré | They had confined |
Other Conjugations for Claustrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claustrer
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Claustrer – 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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