Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Introduction to the verb cliqueter
The English translation of the French verb cliqueter is “to click” or “to rattle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “klee-keh-tay.”
The word cliqueter comes from the Latin word “clīcāre,” meaning “to rattle.” It entered the French language in the 14th century. In everyday French, cliqueter is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action, often in a polite or tentative manner.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si je gagnais à la loterie, j’achèterais une nouvelle voiture qui ne cliquèterait pas. (If I were to win the lottery, I would buy a new car that wouldn’t click.)
- Tu pourrais arrêter de cliqueter avec ton stylo, s’il te plaît ? Ça me dérange pendant que je travaille. (Could you stop clicking your pen, please? It’s distracting me while I work.)
- Il faudrait que tu révises tes cours plutôt que de passer ton temps à cliqueter sur ton téléphone. (You should really study your lessons instead of spending all your time clicking on your phone.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cliqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cliquetterais | Je cliquetterais sur le bouton. | I would click on the button. |
tu | cliquetterais | Tu cliquetterais plus vite. | You would click faster. |
il | cliquetterait | Il cliquetterait sans arrêt. | He would click constantly. |
elle | cliquetterait | Elle cliquetterait moins fort. | She would click less loudly. |
on | cliquetterait | On cliquetterait sur l’ordinateur. | One would click on the computer. |
nous | cliquetterions | Nous cliquetterions sur le site. | We would click on the website. |
vous | cliquetteriez | Vous cliquetteriez sur le lien. | You would click on the link. |
ils | cliquetteraient | Ils cliquetteraient sur les images. | They would click on the images. |
elles | cliquetteraient | Elles cliquetteraient sur les vidéos. | They would click on the videos. |
Other Conjugations for Cliqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cliqueter
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Cliqueter – 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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