Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Introduction to the verb clouer
The English translation of the French verb clouer is “to nail.” It is pronounced as kloo-ay.
The language origin of clouer comes from the Old French word “clou,” meaning “nail.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense that expresses an action that occurred before another past action.
Example 1: J’ai cloué le tableau avant que tu n’arrives. (I had nailed the painting before you arrived.)
Example 2: Nous avons cloué les planches avant la tempête. (We had nailed the boards before the storm.)
Example 3: Ils avaient cloué les fenêtres avant le départ. (They had nailed the windows before leaving.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of clouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cloué | I had nailed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cloué | You had nailed |
il | il eût | Il eût cloué | He had nailed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cloué | She had nailed |
on | on eût | On eût cloué | One had nailed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cloué | We had nailed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cloué | You had nailed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cloué | They had nailed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cloué | They had nailed |
Other Conjugations for Clouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clouer
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Clouer – 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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