Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Introduction to the verb clisser
The English translation of the French verb clisser is “to slide” or “to slip.” It is pronounced as “klee-say” in the infinitive form.
Clisser is derived from the Old French word “clisse” which means “sliding block” or “bolt.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Nous eûmes clissé sur la glace avant qu’il ne commence à neiger. (We had slid on the ice before it started to snow.)
- Tu eus clissé sur la rampe et tu tombas. (You had slipped on the railing and fell.)
- Ils eurent clissé sur la pente raide avant de s’arrêter. (They had slid down the steep slope before stopping.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of clisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse clissé | I had slid |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses clissé | You had slid |
il | il eût | Il eût clissé | He had slid |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût clissé | She had slid |
on | on eût | On eût clissé | One had slid |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes clissé | We had slid |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes clissé | You had slid |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent clissé | They had slid |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent clissé | They had slid |
Other Conjugations for Clisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clisser
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Clisser – 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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