Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Introduction to the verb claveter
The English translation of the French verb claveter is “to nail” or “to rivet.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kla-vuh-tey” with the stress on the second syllable.
The word claveter comes from the Latin word “clavus,” meaning “nail.” It is a regular -er verb in French and is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of hammering or fixing something with a nail or rivet.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, claveter is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies claveté les planches avant de les installer. (I wish you had nailed the boards before installing them.)
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Il était important que les clous aient été clavetés solidement pour que la structure soit solide. (It was important that the nails had been securely nailed in order for the structure to be solid.)
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Je doutais qu’il eût claveté correctement la charpente, mais heureusement tout tenait en place. (I doubted that he had correctly nailed the frame, but luckily everything held in place.)
Overall, claveter is a useful verb in everyday French for talking about construction or fixing something with nails or rivets, and in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense it can express hypothetical or uncertain actions in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of claveter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse claveté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse claveté. | I wish I had claveté. |
tu | eusses claveté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses claveté. | I wish you had claveté. |
il | eût claveté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût claveté. | I wish he had claveté. |
elle | eût claveté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût claveté. | I wish she had claveté. |
on | eût claveté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût claveté. | I wish one had claveté. |
nous | eussions claveté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions claveté. | I wish we had claveté. |
vous | eussiez claveté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez claveté. | I wish you had claveté. |
ils | eussent claveté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent claveté. | I wish they had claveté. |
elles | eussent claveté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent claveté. | I wish they had claveté. |
Other Conjugations for Claveter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claveter
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Claveter – 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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