Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Introduction to the verb ciller
The English translation of the French verb ciller is to blink. It is pronounced as “see-yay”.
The origin of the word ciller can be traced back to the Latin word “cilium” meaning eyelid. In everyday French, ciller is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or imaginary action or event.
Three simple examples of ciller in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si j’avais trop de travail, je cillerais des yeux et je me reposerais toute la journée. (If I had too much work, I would blink and rest all day.)
- Tu cillerais des yeux si tu voyais le cadeau que je t’ai acheté. (You would blink if you saw the gift I bought you.)
- Nous cillerions des yeux devant un tel spectacle. (We would blink in front of such a spectacle.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of ciller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cillerais | Je cillerais si j’avais froid. | I would blink if I were cold. |
tu | cillerais | Tu cillerais trop vite. | You would blink too quickly. |
il | cillerait | Il cillerait en regardant le film. | He would blink while watching the movie. |
elle | cillerait | Elle cillerait en pensant à quelque chose. | She would blink while thinking about something. |
on | cillerait | On cillerait face au soleil. | One would blink facing the sun. |
nous | cillerions | Nous cillerions en riant. | We would blink while laughing. |
vous | cilleriez | Vous cilleriez en vous concentrant. | You would blink while concentrating. |
ils | cilleraient | Ils cilleraient devant l’écran. | They would blink in front of the screen. |
elles | cilleraient | Elles cilleraient en écoutant la musique. | They would blink while listening to music. |
Other Conjugations for Ciller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
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Ciller – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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