Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Introduction to the verb clayonner
The English translation of the French verb clayonner is “to scan.” It is pronounced “klah-yo-nay.”
Clayonner comes from the word “clayon,” which means “stick” or “rod” in French. The verb is formed by adding the suffix -er, common for verbs in the infinitive form in French.
In everyday French, clayonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the verb clayonner.
Here are three examples of clayonner used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que je clayonne la liste des invités avant la soirée. (I need to scan the guest list before the party.)
- Le professeur d’histoire a demandé que les élèves clayonnent des articles sur la révolution française. (The history teacher asked the students to scan articles on the French Revolution.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu clayonnes les contrats avant de les signer. (I would have liked you to scan the contracts before signing them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of clayonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie clayonné | Je doute que j’aie clayonné. | I doubt that I hoed. |
tu | aies clayonné | Il est important que tu aies clayonné. | It’s important that you hoed. |
il | ait clayonné | Il est possible qu’il ait clayonné. | It’s possible he hoed. |
elle | ait clayonné | Elle craint qu’elle ait clayonné. | She fears she hoed. |
on | ait clayonné | On veut qu’on ait clayonné. | We want it to have been hoed. |
nous | ayons clayonné | Espérons que nous ayons clayonné. | Let’s hope we hoed. |
vous | ayez clayonné | Il faut que vous ayez clayonné. | You must have hoed. |
ils | aient clayonné | Ils préfèrent qu’ils aient clayonné. | They prefer they hoed. |
elles | aient clayonné | Elles doutent qu’elles aient clayonné. | They doubt they hoed. |
Other Conjugations for Clayonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clayonner
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Clayonner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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