Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Introduction to the verb cligner
The English translation of the French verb cligner is “to blink” or “to wink.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “klee-nyay.”
The word cligner comes from the Old French word “clignier,” which means “to close one’s eyes.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “clinare,” meaning “to lean” or “to incline.” In everyday French, cligner refers to the action of closing and opening one’s eyes quickly, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
In the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that will be completed before another future action, cligner is often used in the following ways:
- Je aurai cligné des yeux avant qu’il ne fasse un signe. (I will have blinked before he makes a sign.)
- Tu auras cligné des yeux avant que la lumière ne s’éteigne. (You will have blinked before the light turns off.)
- Ils auront cligné des yeux avant que le spectacle ne commence. (They will have blinked before the show starts.)
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai cligné | J’aurai cligné des yeux. | I will have blinked. |
tu | tu auras cligné | Tu auras cligné des cils. | You will have fluttered your eyelashes. |
il | il aura cligné | Il aura cligné des sourcils. | He will have raised his eyebrows. |
elle | elle aura cligné | Elle aura cligné des paupières. | She will have blinked her eyes. |
on | on aura cligné | On aura cligné de l’oeil. | One/We will have winked. |
nous | nous aurons cligné | Nous aurons cligné des yeux. | We will have blinked. |
vous | vous aurez cligné | Vous aurez cligné des yeux. | You will have blinked. |
ils | ils auront cligné | Ils auront cligné des cils. | They will have fluttered their eyelashes. |
elles | elles auront cligné | Elles auront cligné des paupières. | They will have blinked their eyes. |
Other Conjugations for Cligner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
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Cligner – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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