Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Introduction to the verb cloner
The English translation of the French verb cloner is “to clone.” The infinitive form of the cloner is pronounced as “klo-neh.”
The word “cloner” comes from the French noun “clone,” which in turn comes from the Greek word “klōn,” meaning “twig” or “branch.” In everyday French, cloner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of cloner in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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Nous avions cloné un mouton en laboratoire avant de le présenter au public.
(We had cloned a sheep in the laboratory before presenting it to the public.) -
Ils avaient cloné une plante rare avant que la récolte ne soit détruite par une tempête.
(They had cloned a rare plant before the harvest was destroyed by a storm.) -
J’avais cloné mon chien bien-aimé pour lui donner une seconde chance après sa mort.
(I had cloned my beloved dog to give him a second chance after his death.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cloner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cloné | I had cloned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cloné | You had cloned |
il | il eût | Il eût cloné | He had cloned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cloné | She had cloned |
on | on eût | On eût cloné | One had cloned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cloné | We had cloned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cloné | You had cloned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cloné | They had cloned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cloné | They had cloned |
Other Conjugations for Cloner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloner
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Cloner – 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)
Summary
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