Passé Simple (Simple Past) 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” in English. The infinitive form “cligner” is pronounced as “klee-nyey” in French.
The verb “cligner” comes from the Latin word “clinare,” meaning “to lean” or “to incline.” In everyday French, the verb “cligner” is most often used in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense when narrating past events or in formal writing.
Here are three examples of “cligner” in the Passé Simple tense with their English translations:
- Il cligna des yeux et sourit. (He blinked his eyes and smiled.)
- Elle cligna de l’œil pour lui faire signe. (She winked to signal him.)
- Ils clignèrent des paupières en signe de surprise. (They blinked their eyelids in a sign of surprise.)
Note: The Passé Simple tense is mainly used in written French, such as literature or formal texts, and is less commonly used in spoken language or informal contexts.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of cligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | clignai | J’ai clignai de l’œil. | I blinked. |
Tu | clignas | Tu clignas des yeux rapidement. | You blinked quickly. |
Il | cligna | Il cligna des paupières. | He blinked. |
Elle | cligna | Elle cligna des cils. | She blinked. |
On | cligna | On cligna des yeux. | One blinked. |
Nous | clignâmes | Nous clignâmes des yeux. | We blinked. |
Vous | clignâtes | Vous clignâtes des paupières. | You blinked. |
Ils | clignèrent | Ils clignèrent des cils. | They blinked. |
Elles | clignèrent | Elles clignèrent des yeux. | They (feminine) blinked. |
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 (You’re reading it right now!)
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
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
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Cligner – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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