Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Introduction to the verb clôturer
The English translation of the French verb clôturer is “to close off” or “to fence off.” It is pronounced “kloh-tuh-rey.”
The word clôturer comes from the French noun clôture, meaning “enclosure” or “fence,” which is derived from the Latin word clausura, meaning “closure” or “conclusion.”
Clôturer is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action. It is also often used in subordinate clauses introduced by the conjunction “que.”
Three examples of clôturer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies clôturé la transaction avant mon arrivée. (I wish you had closed the deal before I arrived.)
- Il doutait que nous ayons déjà clôturé le dossier. (He doubted that we had already closed the file.)
- Elle craignait que le propriétaire n’eût pas encore clôturé son jardin. (She feared that the owner had not yet fenced off his garden.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past action (clôturer) that took place before another past action (arriving, doubting, fearing). The use of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense adds a sense of doubt or uncertainty to the statements.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of clôturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse clôturé | Il fallait que je eusse clôturé le projet avant la deadline. | I had to have closed the project before the deadline. |
tu | eusses clôturé | Il fallait que tu eusses clôturé le projet avant la deadline. | You had to have closed the project before the deadline. |
il | eût clôturé | Il fallait qu’il eût clôturé le projet avant la deadline. | He had to have closed the project before the deadline. |
elle | eût clôturé | Il fallait qu’elle eût clôturé le projet avant la deadline. | She had to have closed the project before the deadline. |
on | eût clôturé | Il fallait qu’on eût clôturé le projet avant la deadline. | One had to have closed the project before the deadline. |
nous | eussions clôturé | Il fallait que nous eussions clôturé le projet avant la deadline. | We had to have closed the project before the deadline. |
vous | eussiez clôturé | Il fallait que vous eussiez clôturé le projet avant la deadline. | You had to have closed the project before the deadline. |
ils | eussent clôturé | Il fallait qu’ils eussent clôturé le projet avant la deadline. | They had to have closed the project before the deadline. |
elles | eussent clôturé | Il fallait qu’elles eussent clôturé le projet avant la deadline. | They had to have closed the project before the deadline. |
Other Conjugations for Clôturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clôturer
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Clôturer – 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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