Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Introduction to the verb cliqueter
The English translation of the French verb cliqueter is “to click” or “to clack.” It is pronounced “klee-keh-teh.”
The word cliqueter comes from the Old French word “cliquier” which meant “to rattle” or “to clack.” It is derived from the Latin word “cliccare” which also means “to click.”
In everyday French, cliqueter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of cliqueter used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Les clés cliquetèrent dans la serrure avant que la porte ne s’ouvrit. (The keys clicked in the lock before the door opened.)
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J’eus à peine cliqueté la souris de mon ordinateur que l’écran s’alluma. (I had barely clicked the mouse on my computer when the screen turned on.)
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Elle fut surprise lorsque le mécanisme cliqueta et que la porte s’ouvrit. (She was surprised when the mechanism clicked and the door opened.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cliqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cliqueté | I had rattled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cliqueté | You had rattled |
il | il eût | Il eût cliqueté | He had rattled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cliqueté | She had rattled |
on | on eût | On eût cliqueté | One had rattled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cliqueté | We had rattled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cliqueté | You had rattled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cliqueté | They had rattled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cliqueté | They had rattled |
Other Conjugations for Cliqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
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Cliqueter – 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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