Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Introduction to the verb claveter
The English translation of the French verb claveter is “to nail” or “to fasten with nails.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kla-vuh-tey.”
The origin of the word claveter comes from the Latin word “clavus,” meaning “nail.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Examples of claveter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai claveté la planche avant de la peindre. (I had nailed the plank before painting it.)
- Les ouvriers avaient claveté le toit avant la tempête. (The workers had nailed the roof before the storm.)
- Nous avions claveté les pièces avant de les assembler. (We had nailed the pieces before assembling them.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of claveter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse claveté | I had riveted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses claveté | You had riveted |
il | il eût | Il eût claveté | He had riveted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût claveté | She had riveted |
on | on eût | On eût claveté | One had riveted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes claveté | We had riveted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes claveté | You had riveted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent claveté | They had riveted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent claveté | They had riveted |
Other Conjugations for Claveter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
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Claveter – 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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