Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Introduction to the verb claver
The English translation of the French verb claver is “to chat” or “to gossip.” It is pronounced klah-vay in the infinitive form.
Claver comes from the Latin word “clavare,” meaning “to chat.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express something that may have happened in the past but is uncertain or hypothetical.
Examples:
- Il faut que nous ayons clavé hier soir. (It’s possible that we chatted last night.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient clavé sur moi. (I doubt they gossiped about me.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait clavé avec ses amies. (She may have chatted with her friends.)
English translations:
- It’s possible that we chatted last night.
- I doubt they gossiped about me.
- She may have chatted with her friends.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of claver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie clavé | Je trouve improbable que j’aie clavé. | I find it unlikely that I nailed. |
tu | aies clavé | Il faut que tu aies clavé. | You must have nailed. |
il | ait clavé | Il est possible qu’il ait clavé. | It’s possible he nailed. |
elle | ait clavé | Elle craint qu’elle ait clavé. | She fears she nailed. |
on | ait clavé | On veut qu’on ait clavé. | We want it to have been nailed. |
nous | ayons clavé | J’espère que nous ayons clavé. | I hope we nailed. |
vous | ayez clavé | J’espere que vous ayez clavé. | I hope you nailed. |
ils | aient clavé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient clavé. | They doubt they nailed. |
elles | aient clavé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient clavé. | They prefer they nailed. |
Other Conjugations for Claver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claver
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Claver – 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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