Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Introduction to the verb ciller
The English translation of ciller is “to blink.” It is pronounced as “see-yay.”
The origin of ciller can be traced back to the Latin word “cillare,” which means “to lower the eyelids.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past anterior tense and is used to express an action that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of ciller in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Quand je vis le chat, je cillai plusieurs fois. (When I saw the cat, I blinked several times.)
- Elle cilla rapidement avant de changer de sujet. (She blinked quickly before changing the subject.)
- Ils cillèrent en signe d’approbation. (They blinked in a sign of approval.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of ciller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cillé | I had blinked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cillé | You had blinked |
il | il eût | Il eût cillé | He had blinked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cillé | She had blinked |
on | on eût | On eût cillé | One had blinked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cillé | We had blinked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cillé | You had blinked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cillé | They had blinked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cillé | They had blinked |
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 (this article)
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
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 Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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