Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Introduction to the verb claper
The English translation of the French verb claper is “to clap.” It is pronounced “klah-PAY.”
The origin of the word claper can be traced back to the Latin word “plappare,” which means “to clap.”
In everyday French, the verb claper is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that would have happened if certain conditions had been met. This tense is formed with the subjunctive of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Three examples of claper in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Si j’avais eu un billet, j’aurais clappé des mains en signe de joie. (If I had had a ticket, I would have clapped my hands in joy.)
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Ils étaient tellement contents que tout le monde a clappé des mains. (They were so happy that everyone clapped their hands.)
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J’aurais clappé des mains si j’avais su qu’il allait gagner. (I would have clapped my hands if I had known he was going to win.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of claper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse clapé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse clapé. | I wish I had clapped. |
tu | eusses clapé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses clapé. | I wish you had clapped. |
il | eût clapé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût clapé. | I wish he had clapped. |
elle | eût clapé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût clapé. | I wish she had clapped. |
on | eût clapé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût clapé. | I wish one had clapped. |
nous | eussions clapé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions clapé. | I wish we had clapped. |
vous | eussiez clapé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez clapé. | I wish you had clapped. |
ils | eussent clapé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent clapé. | I wish they had clapped. |
elles | eussent clapé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent clapé. | I wish they had clapped. |
Other Conjugations for Claper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claper
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Claper – 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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