Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Introduction to the verb claquemurer
The English translation of claquemurer is “to wall up” or “to barricade”. It is pronounced “klah-kuh-myuh-ray”.
The word claquemurer comes from the French words “claquer”, meaning “to slam” or “to clap”, and “murer”, meaning “to wall up”. It is a compound verb formed by combining these two words.
In everyday French, claquemurer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to refer to an action that was completed before another past action. For example:
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Quand je suis arrivé à la maison, ma mère avait claquemuré toutes les fenêtres. (When I arrived home, my mother had walled up all the windows.)
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Ils avaient claquemuré leur maison pour se protéger des voleurs. (They had barricaded their house to protect themselves from thieves.)
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Nous avions claquemuré la pièce pour empêcher la lumière de rentrer. (We had walled up the room to prevent the light from coming in.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of claquemurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais claquemuré | J’avais claquemuré la porte. | I had barricaded the door. |
tu | tu avais claquemuré | Tu avais claquemuré la fenêtre. | You had barricaded the window. |
il | il avait claquemuré | Il avait claquemuré la rue. | He had closed off the street. |
elle | elle avait claquemuré | Elle avait claquemuré le jardin. | She had fenced off the garden. |
on | on avait claquemuré | On avait claquemuré le chantier. | One had closed off the construction site. |
nous | nous avions claquemuré | Nous avions claquemuré la maison. | We had sealed off the house. |
vous | vous aviez claquemuré | Vous aviez claquemuré la cave. | You had blocked off the basement. |
ils | ils avaient claquemuré | Ils avaient claquemuré le quartier. | They had locked down the neighborhood. |
elles | elles avaient claquemuré | Elles avaient claquemuré la ville. | They had isolated the city. |
Other Conjugations for Claquemurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claquemurer
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Claquemurer – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
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