Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Introduction to the verb claqueter
The English translation of the French verb claqueter is “to chatter” or “to clatter.” It is pronounced as “kla-ke-te”.
The word claqueter comes from the French onomatopoeia “claquer,” which means “to clap” or “to snap.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past.
Three simple examples of claqueter used in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai claqueter des dents toute la nuit. (I chattered my teeth all night.)
- Les oiseaux ont claqueter dans les arbres. (The birds chattered in the trees.)
- Elle a claqueter des talons en signe de colère. (She clattered her heels in anger.)
In these examples, claqueter is used to describe different kinds of chatter or clatter, either physically (teeth chattering, heels clattering) or metaphorically (birds chattering).
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of claqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai claqueté | J’ai claqué des doigts. | I snapped my fingers. |
tu | as claqueté | Tu as claqué la porte. | You slammed the door. |
il | a claqueté | Il a claqué la langue. | He clicked his tongue. |
elle | a claqueté | Elle a claqué des talons. | She clicked her heels. |
on | a claqueté | On a claqué des bises. | We kissed each other on the cheeks. |
nous | avons claqueté | Nous avons claqué des mains. | We clapped our hands. |
vous | avez claqueté | Vous avez claqué la langue. | You clicked your tongue. |
ils | ont claqueté | Ils ont claqué les portes. | They slammed the doors. |
elles | ont claqueté | Elles ont claqué des doigts. | They snapped their fingers. |
Other Conjugations for Claqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claqueter
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Claqueter – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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