Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Introduction to the verb cliver
The English translation of the French verb cliver is “to split” or “to cleave.” It is pronounced “klee-vay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word cliver can be traced back to the Latin word “clivus,” meaning “slope” or “inclined plane.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, cliver is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
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Hier, j’ai clivé du bois pour faire du feu. (Yesterday, I split some wood to make a fire.)
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Elle a clivé une bûche en deux avec une hache. (She split a log in half with an axe.)
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Nous avons clivé une roche pour en extraire des minéraux. (We split a rock to extract minerals from it.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cliver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai clivé | J’ai clivé la pierre. | I split the stone. |
tu | as clivé | Tu as clivé le bois. | You split the wood. |
il | a clivé | Il a clivé la terre. | He split the earth. |
elle | a clivé | Elle a clivé la roche. | She split the rock. |
on | a clivé | On a clivé le noyau. | We split the kernel. |
nous | avons clivé | Nous avons clivé la brique. | We split the brick. |
vous | avez clivé | Vous avez clivé le cristal. | You split the crystal. |
ils | ont clivé | Ils ont clivé le métal. | They split the metal. |
elles | ont clivé | Elles ont clivé la glace. | They split the ice. |
Other Conjugations for Cliver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliver
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Cliver – 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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