Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Introduction to the verb cligner
The English translation of the French verb cligner is “to blink.” It is pronounced “kleen-yay.”
The language origin of cligner can be traced back to the Latin word “clinare,” meaning “to bend” or “to lean.” In everyday French, cligner is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that would have taken place in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle of cligner, “cligné.”
Examples of cligner in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais vu le spectacle, j’aurais cligné des yeux de surprise. (If I had seen the show, I would have blinked in surprise.)
- Elle aurait cligné des yeux plusieurs fois avant de se rendre compte de la situation. (She would have blinked several times before realizing the situation.)
- Nous serions partis plus tôt si tu avais cligné de l’oeil pour nous signaler que tu étais prêt. (We would have left earlier if you had winked to signal that you were ready.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cligner
No conjugation of the verb “cligner” exists in the Conditionnel Passé tense. Please provide a valid French verb.
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
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 (this article)
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 Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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