Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) 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 “klee-noh-tay” in its infinitive form.
Clignoter comes from the Old French word “cligner” which means “to wink” or “to close one’s eyes.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense and the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of clignoter used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus clignoté des yeux avant de m’endormir. (I had blinked before falling asleep.)
- Tu eus clignoté des feux pour indiquer que tu allais tourner. (You had flashed your lights to indicate that you were turning.)
- Ils eurent clignoté des lampes pour signaler l’arrivée des secours. (They had flashed their lamps to signal the arrival of the rescue team.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of clignoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus clignoté | I had blinked |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus clignoté | You had blinked |
il | il eut | Il eut clignoté | He had blinked |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut clignoté | She had blinked |
on | on eut | On eut clignoté | One had blinked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes clignoté | We had blinked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes clignoté | You had blinked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent clignoté | They had blinked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent clignoté | They had blinked |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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