Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Introduction to the verb clayonner
The English translation of the French verb clayonner is “to lath” or “to lath and plaster.” It is pronounced as “klay-oh-nay.”
Clayonner comes from the word “clayon,” which refers to a thin strip of wood used in construction. In everyday French, clayonner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of how clayonner is used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Nous avions clayonné la façade avant d’appliquer le plâtre. (We had lathed the facade before applying the plaster.)
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Tu avais clayonné le mur avant qu’il ne s’effondre. (You had lathed the wall before it collapsed.)
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Ils avaient clayonné tout le plafond avant de le peindre. (They had lathed the entire ceiling before painting it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of clayonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse clayonné | I had pegged |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses clayonné | You had pegged |
il | il eût | Il eût clayonné | He had pegged |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût clayonné | She had pegged |
on | on eût | On eût clayonné | One had pegged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes clayonné | We had pegged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes clayonné | You had pegged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent clayonné | They had pegged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent clayonné | They had pegged |
Other Conjugations for Clayonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
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Clayonner – 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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