Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Introduction to the verb cliqueter
The English translation of the French verb cliqueter is “to click” or “to clatter.” It is pronounced “klee-keh-teh.”
The language origin of cliqueter is derived from the Old French word “cliquetier,” which comes from the Latin word “clamare” meaning “to call out” or “to shout.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense subjunctive form that expresses an action that was completed before another past action. It is commonly used to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation in the past.
Three simple examples of the usage of cliqueter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Nous avions peur qu’il cliquetât des dents toute la nuit. (We were afraid that he had been clicking his teeth all night.)
- Il est possible que le clavier ait cliqueté avant de cesser de fonctionner. (It is possible that the keyboard had been clicking before it stopped working.)
- Je regrette que le verre ait cliqueté sur la table et se soit brisé. (I regret that the glass had been clicking on the table and broke.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cliqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cliqueté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé que je eusse cliqueté. | If I had more time, I would have liked to have clicked. |
tu | eusses cliqueté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses cliqueté. | If I had more time, I would have liked you to have clicked. |
il | eût cliqueté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût cliqueté. | If I had more time, I would have liked him to have clicked. |
elle | eût cliqueté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cliqueté. | If I had more time, I would have liked her to have clicked. |
on | eût cliqueté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût cliqueté. | If I had more time, I would have liked one to have clicked. |
nous | eussions cliqueté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions cliqueté. | If I had more time, I would have liked us to have clicked. |
vous | eussiez cliqueté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cliqueté. | If I had more time, I would have liked you to have clicked. |
ils | eussent cliqueté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cliqueté. | If I had more time, I would have liked them to have clicked. |
elles | eussent cliqueté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cliqueté. | If I had more time, I would have liked them to have clicked. |
Other Conjugations for Cliqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
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Cliqueter – 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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