Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Introduction to the verb claver
The English translation of the French verb claver is “to chatter” or “to chat.” It is pronounced as “klah-vay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word claver can be traced back to the Latin word “clavare,” which means “to nail” or “to fasten.” This evolved into the Old French word “clavere,” which meant “to talk excessively.” Over time, the meaning shifted and it came to refer to casual or idle conversation.
In everyday French, claver is most often used in the passé antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Example 1:
J’avais clavé avant que tu arrives.
I had chattered before you arrived.
Example 2:
Elle était clavée quand ils sont partis.
She had chatted when they left.
Example 3:
Nous avions clavé avant de partir en vacances.
We had chatted before going on vacation.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of claver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus clavé | I had hammered |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus clavé | You had hammered |
il | il eut | Il eut clavé | He had hammered |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut clavé | She had hammered |
on | on eut | On eut clavé | One had hammered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes clavé | We had hammered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes clavé | You had hammered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent clavé | They had hammered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent clavé | They had hammered |
Other Conjugations for Claver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
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Claver – 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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