Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Introduction to the verb cloîtrer
The English translation of the French verb cloîtrer is “to cloister” or “to seclude.”
The infinitive form of cloîtrer is pronounced “kloî-trer.”
Cloîtrer originated from the Latin word “claustrum” meaning “enclosure” or “cloister.” In everyday French, it is most often used in its Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Example 1: Il fallait que je cloître mes enfants à la maison avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (I had to cloister my children at home before it started raining.)
Example 2: Nous recherchions un endroit calme où nous puissions nous cloîtrer pour étudier. (We were looking for a quiet place where we could cloister ourselves to study.)
Example 3: Mes grands-parents se souviennent d’une époque où les femmes étaient souvent cloîtrées à la maison. (My grandparents remember a time when women were often cloistered at home.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of cloîtrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cloîtrasse | Je serais plus calme si je cloîtrasse ma colère. | I would be calmer if I suppressed my anger. |
tu | cloîtrasses | Si tu te cloîtrasses plus souvent, tu réussirais mieux. | If you isolated yourself more often, you would do better. |
il | cloîtrât | Il serait plus agréable si il cloîtrât son mépris. | He would be more pleasant if he concealed his contempt. |
elle | cloîtrât | Elle serait plus épanouie si elle cloîtrât son chagrin. | She would be happier if she hid her sorrow. |
on | cloîtrât | Si on cloîtrât les animaux pendant ça, ils ne seraient pas blessés. | If one confined the animals during it, they would not get hurt. |
nous | cloîtrassions | Si nous cloîtrassions les plantes, elles survivraient mieux. | If we enclosed the plants, they would survive better. |
vous | cloîtrassiez | Si vous cloîtrassiez les enfants, ils seraient moins bruyants. | If you confined the children, they would be less noisy. |
ils | cloîtrassent | S’ils cloîtrassent leur vie privée, ils seraient plus mystérieux. | If they kept their private lives secret, they would be more mysterious. |
elles | cloîtrassent | Si elles cloîtrassent leur amour, ça serait trop triste. | If they concealed their love, it would be too sad. |
Other Conjugations for Cloîtrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cloîtrer
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Cloîtrer – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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