Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Introduction to the verb clignoter
The English translation of the French verb clignoter is “to blink/to flash.” It is pronounced “klee-nyoh-teh” in the infinitive form.
Clignoter comes from the French word “cligner,” which means “to close one’s eyes.” The -oter ending is derived from the Latin suffix -otare, which is used to form frequentative verbs. In everyday French, clignoter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action that would have taken place in the past.
Three simple examples of clignoter in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais appuyé sur le bouton, la lumière aurait clignoté. (If I had pressed the button, the light would have blinked.)
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Nous aurions vu le panneau clignoter si nous avions regardé la route. (We would have seen the sign flashing if we had been looking at the road.)
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Ils auraient été surpris si les néons avaient clignoté dans la nuit. (They would have been surprised if the neon lights had been blinking in the night.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of clignoter
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
|———|————–|———————————|—————————|
| je | aurais clignoté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais clignoté. | I would have blinked at you. |
| tu | aurais clignoté | Tu aurais clignoté plus tôt. | You would have blinked earlier. |
| il | aurait clignoté | Il aurait clignoté du feu vert. | He would have blinked at the green light. |
| elle | aurait clignoté | Elle aurait clignoté à sa réponse. | She would have blinked at her response. |
| on | aurait clignoté | On aurait clignoté pour faire signe. | One would have blinked to signal. |
| nous | aurions clignoté | Nous aurions clignoté en morse. | We would have blinked in Morse code. |
| vous | auriez clignoté | Vous auriez clignoté pour montrer la voie. | You would have blinked to show the way. |
| ils | auraient clignoté | Ils auraient clignoté en rythme. | They would have blinked in rhythm. |
| elles | auraient clignoté | Elles auraient clignoté en secret. | They (female) would have blinked in secret. |
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 (this article)
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 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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