Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Introduction to the verb clapoter
The English translation of the French verb clapoter is “to ripple” or “to splash.” It is pronounced “klap-oh-tay.”
Clapoter comes from the Old French word “clapot,” meaning “splashing sound.” It is often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action that took place in the past.
Example 1: J’espérais que le lac ait été clapoté par les enfants. (I hoped that the lake had been rippled by the children.)
Example 2: Il m’a dit que la pluie avait clapoté contre les fenêtres toute la nuit. (He told me that the rain had splashed against the windows all night.)
Example 3: Je ne suis pas sûr que les vagues aient clapoté sur le rivage hier. (I’m not sure if the waves rippled on the shore yesterday.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of clapoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie clapoté | Je veux que j’aie clapoté. | I want to have splashed. |
tu | aies clapoté | J’espère que tu aies clapoté. | I hope you splashed. |
il | ait clapoté | Il faut qu’il ait clapoté. | He must have splashed. |
elle | ait clapoté | Elle craint qu’elle ait clapoté. | She fears she splashed. |
on | ait clapoté | On préfère qu’on ait clapoté. | We prefer it to have been splashed. |
nous | ayons clapoté | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons clapoté. | We’re glad we splashed. |
vous | ayez clapoté | Il est possible que vous ayez clapoté. | It’s possible you splashed. |
ils | aient clapoté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient clapoté. | They doubt they splashed. |
elles | aient clapoté | Elles sont contentes qu’elles aient clapoté. | They’re happy they splashed. |
Other Conjugations for Clapoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clapoter
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Clapoter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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