Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Introduction to the verb clopiner
The English translation of the French verb clopiner is “to hobble” or “to limp.”
The infinitive form of clopiner is pronounced “kloh-pee-nay.”
The word clopiner comes from the French word “clopin” which means “limping.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “claudicare” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, the verb clopiner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express actions or events that happened before another past action or event.
Here are three examples of clopiner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Elle avait clopiné jusqu’à la pharmacie avant de se rendre chez le médecin. (She had hobbled to the pharmacy before going to the doctor.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu ne clopines pas pendant la promenade, cela m’aurait fait plaisir. (I would have liked it if you hadn’t limped during the walk, it would have made me happy.)
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Si nous avions su qu’il avait clopiné jusqu’au sommet de la montagne, nous ne l’aurions pas cru. (If we had known he had hobbled to the top of the mountain, we wouldn’t have believed it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of clopiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse clopiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse clopiné. | I wish I had limped. |
tu | eusses clopiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses clopiné. | I wish you had limped. |
il | eût clopiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût clopiné. | I wish he had limped. |
elle | eût clopiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût clopiné. | I wish she had limped. |
on | eût clopiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût clopiné. | I wish one had limped. |
nous | eussions clopiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions clopiné. | I wish we had limped. |
vous | eussiez clopiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez clopiné. | I wish you had limped. |
ils | eussent clopiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent clopiné. | I wish they had limped. |
elles | eussent clopiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent clopiné. | I wish they had limped. |
Other Conjugations for Clopiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clopiner
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Clopiner – 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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