Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Introduction to the verb clamser
The English translation of the French verb clamser is “to kick the bucket” or “to croak.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “klam-seh.”
Clamser comes from the Old French word “clams,” meaning “to die.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that would have taken place before another past action. This tense is also commonly used to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation in the past.
Example 1:
J’étais triste qu’il ait clamser avant que je puisse lui parler. (I was sad that he had kicked the bucket before I could talk to him.)
Example 2:
Elle était convaincue qu’il eût clamser s’il avait continué à fumer autant. (She was convinced that he would have croaked if he had continued smoking as much.)
Example 3:
Nous ne savions pas s’il eût clamser avant que nous puissions lui dire au revoir. (We didn’t know if he would have kicked the bucket before we could say goodbye to him.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of clamser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | fusse clamse | J’aurais aimé que je fusse clamse. | I wish I had dropped dead. |
tu | fusses clamse | J’aurais aimé que tu fusses clamse. | I wish you had dropped dead. |
il | fût clamse | J’aurais aimé qu’il fût clamse. | I wish he had dropped dead. |
elle | fût clamse | J’aurais aimé qu’elle fût clamse. | I wish she had dropped dead. |
on | fût clamse | J’aurais aimé qu’on fût clamse. | I wish one had dropped dead. |
nous | fussions clamse | J’aurais aimé que nous fussions clamse. | I wish we had dropped dead. |
vous | fussiez clamse | J’aurais aimé que vous fussiez clamse. | I wish you had dropped dead. |
ils | fussent clamse | J’aurais aimé qu’ils fussent clamse. | I wish they had dropped dead. |
elles | fussent clamse | J’aurais aimé qu’elles fussent clamse. | I wish they had dropped dead. |
Other Conjugations for Clamser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clamser
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Clamser – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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