Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Introduction to the verb cloquer
The English translation of the French verb cloquer is “to crack” or “to chip”. The infinitive form is pronounced kloh-kay.
Cloquer comes from the Old French word “cloque” meaning “blister”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.
Example 1:
J’avais déjà cloqué mon ongle lorsque je suis allé chez le médecin.
(I had already chipped my nail when I went to the doctor.)
Example 2:
Elle avait cloqué la peinture avant que je ne lui dise de le faire.
(She had cracked the paint before I told her to do it.)
Example 3:
Nous avions cloqué les œufs avant de les faire cuire.
(We had cracked the eggs before cooking them.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cloquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cloqué | I had cracked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cloqué | You had cracked |
il | il eût | Il eût cloqué | He had cracked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cloqué | She had cracked |
on | on eût | On eût cloqué | One had cracked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cloqué | We had cracked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cloqué | You had cracked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cloqué | They had cracked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cloqué | They had cracked |
Other Conjugations for Cloquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloquer
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Cloquer – 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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