Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Introduction to the verb clicher
The English translation of the French verb “clicher” is “to stereotype” or “to typecast.” It is derived from the French noun “cliché,” which means “stereotype.” The infinitive form of “clicher” is pronounced as “klee-shay.”
In everyday French, “clicher” is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” (depending on the main verb) in the Passé Simple tense with the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of “clicher” in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’ai cliché ma nouvelle collègue dès le premier jour. (I stereotyped my new colleague from the first day.)
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Il est entré dans la pièce et nous a cliché comme les touristes typiques que nous sommes. (He entered the room and stereotyped us as the typical tourists we are.)
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Elle avait cliché notre voisin comme un homme d’affaires arrogant, mais en réalité, il est très sympathique. (She had stereotyped our neighbor as an arrogant businessman, but in reality, he is very friendly.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of clicher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus cliqué | J’eus cliqué le bouton | I had clicked the button |
tu | tu eus cliqué | Tu eus cliqué le lien | You had clicked the link |
il | il eut cliqué | Il eut cliqué la photo | He had clicked the photo |
elle | elle eut cliqué | Elle eut cliqué le texte | She had clicked the text |
on | on eut cliqué | On eut cliqué le menu | One had clicked the menu |
nous | nous eûmes cliqué | Nous eûmes cliqué l’image | We had clicked the image |
vous | vous eûtes cliqué | Vous eûtes cliqué le fichier | You had clicked the file |
ils | ils eurent cliqué | Ils eurent cliqué le message | They had clicked the message |
elles | elles eurent cliqué | Elles eurent cliqué le bouton | They had clicked the button |
Other Conjugations for Clicher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clicher
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Clicher – 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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