Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
Introduction to the verb clignoter
The English translation of the French verb clignoter is “to blink” or “to flash”. It is pronounced as “kleen-go-tey”.
Clignoter comes from the Latin word “clinare”, which means “to bend” or “to lean”. In everyday French, clignoter is primarily used to describe a repeated and rapid opening and closing of the eyes or lights.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, clignoter is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the present. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Si j’étais fatigué, mes yeux clignoteraient sans arrêt. (If I were tired, my eyes would blink constantly.)
- Si tu appuyais sur ce bouton, la lumière clignoterait trois fois. (If you pressed this button, the light would flash three times.)
- Si elle avait peur, elle clignoterait des yeux rapidement. (If she were scared, she would blink her eyes rapidly.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of clignoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | clignoterais | Je clignoterais des yeux. | I would blink my eyes. |
tu | clignoterais | Tu clignoterais en voiture. | You would blink in the car. |
il | clignoterait | Il clignoterait de lumières. | He would blink lights. |
elle | clignoterait | Elle clignoterait de ses cils. | She would blink her eyelashes. |
on | clignoterait | On clignoterait en rythme. | One would blink in rhythm. |
nous | clignoterions | Nous clignoterions des messages. | We would blink messages. |
vous | clignoteriez | Vous clignoteriez des couleurs. | You would blink colors. |
ils | clignoteraient | Ils clignoteraient en code. | They would blink in code. |
elles | clignoteraient | Elles clignoteraient pour communiquer. | They would blink to communicate. |
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 (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clignoter
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 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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