Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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”. It is pronounced as [kloh-kay].
The origin of the word cloquer comes from the Latin word “claudere”, meaning “to close” or “to shut”. It entered the French language in the 16th century, with the meaning of “to make a sound like something breaking”.
In everyday French, cloquer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past. It is often used to describe the cracking or chipping of an object or surface.
Here are three simple examples of how cloquer is used in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Le vase s’est cloqué après qu’il soit tombé par terre. (The vase cracked after it fell on the ground.)
- J’ai fait tomber mon téléphone et l’écran s’est cloqué. (I dropped my phone and the screen chipped.)
- La peinture du mur s’est cloquée à cause de l’humidité. (The paint on the wall cracked due to the humidity.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cloquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cloqué | J’ai cloqué à cause du soleil. | I got blisters from the sun. |
tu | as cloqué | Tu as cloqué ta main en la touchant. | You got a blister on your hand by touching it. |
il | a cloqué | Il a cloqué sa peinture. | He got bubbles in his paint. |
elle | a cloqué | Elle a cloqué son vernis à ongles. | She got bubbles in her nail polish. |
on | a cloqué | On a cloqué la surface en la chauffant. | We made the surface bubble by heating it. |
nous | avons cloqué | Nous avons cloqué nos chaussures en marchant. | We got blisters on our feet from walking. |
vous | avez cloqué | Vous avez cloqué votre peau avec l’huile chaude. | You gave yourself blisters with the hot oil. |
ils | ont cloqué | Ils ont cloqué leur vitre en la nettoyant. | They got bubbles in their window by cleaning it. |
elles | ont cloqué | Elles ont cloqué leur ballon en le gonflant trop. | They got bubbles in their balloon by inflating it too much. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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