Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Introduction to the verb clignoter
The English translation of the French verb clignoter is “to blink” or “to flicker.” It is pronounced as “klee-nyo-tey” in its infinitive form.
Clignoter comes from the Old French word “cignoter,” which means “to wink” or “to nod.” It is derived from the Latin word “cinis,” which means “ashes.” In everyday French, clignoter is used to describe the action of an object or light flickering or blinking intermittently.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, clignoter is used to express a hypothetical action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of clignoter (clignoté).
Example 1: Il fallait que j’aie clignoté des yeux pour être entendu. (I had to blink my eyes to be heard.)
Example 2: Elle était heureuse que les lumières aient clignoté cette nuit-là. (She was happy that the lights had flickered that night.)
Example 3: Nous étions étonnés qu’il eût clignoté pendant toute la soirée. (We were surprised that he had blinked throughout the evening.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of clignoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse clignoté | Je regrette que je eusse clignoté. | I wish I had blinked. |
tu | eusses clignoté | Je regrette que tu eusses clignoté. | I wish you had blinked. |
il | eût clignoté | Je regrette qu’il eût clignoté. | I wish he had blinked. |
elle | eût clignoté | Je regrette qu’elle eût clignoté. | I wish she had blinked. |
on | eût clignoté | Je regrette qu’on eût clignoté. | I wish one had blinked. |
nous | eussions clignoté | Je regrette que nous eussions clignoté. | I wish we had blinked. |
vous | eussiez clignoté | Je regrette que vous eussiez clignoté. | I wish you had blinked. |
ils | eussent clignoté | Je regrette qu’ils eussent clignoté. | I wish they had blinked. |
elles | eussent clignoté | Je regrette qu’elles eussent clignoté. | I wish they had blinked. |
Other Conjugations for Clignoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
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Clignoter – 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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