Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Introduction to the verb cloîtrer
The English translation of the French verb cloîtrer is “to cloister” or “to seclude.” The infinitive form is pronounced “klow-ee-trer.”
Cloîtrer comes from the Latin word “claustrum” meaning “closed place” or “cloister.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to talk about a completed action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’eus cloîtré toute la journée pour travailler sur mon projet. (I had cloistered myself all day to work on my project.)
- Ils eurent cloîtré leur fille à la maison pour la protéger de la grippe. (They had secluded their daughter at home to protect her from the flu.)
- Elle eut cloîtré son cœur après sa rupture avec son petit ami. (She had closed off her heart after her breakup with her boyfriend.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cloîtrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus cloîtré | I had cloistered |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cloîtré | You had cloistered |
il | il eut | Il eut cloîtré | He had cloistered |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cloîtré | She had cloistered |
on | on eut | On eut cloîtré | One had cloistered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cloîtré | We had cloistered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cloîtré | You had cloistered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cloîtré | They had cloistered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cloîtré | They had cloistered |
Other Conjugations for Cloîtrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
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Cloîtrer – 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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