Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciller
Introduction to the verb ciller
The English translation of the French verb ciller is “to blink.” The infinitive form is pronounced “see-yay.”
The word ciller comes from the Latin word “cilium,” meaning “eyelash.” In French, it is most commonly used in its past participle form “cillé” to form the passé composé tense, which is used to express an action that has been completed in the past.
Examples:
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Hier soir, j’ai cillé plusieurs fois pendant le film. (Last night, I blinked several times during the movie.)
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Elle a cillé rapidement pour essayer de retenir ses larmes. (She blinked quickly trying to hold back her tears.)
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Nous avons cillé en regardant le flash lumineux. (We blinked while looking at the bright flash.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of ciller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cillé | J’ai cillé en entendant un bruit. | I blinked when I heard a noise. |
tu | as cillé | Tu as cillé en regardant le soleil. | You blinked while looking at the sun. |
il | a cillé | Il a cillé en voyant quelque chose bouger. | He blinked upon seeing something move. |
elle | a cillé | Elle a cillé en essayant de se concentrer. | She blinked while trying to concentrate. |
on | a cillé | On a cillé en se réveillant. | We blinked upon waking up. |
nous | avons cillé | Nous avons cillé en attendant la réponse. | We blinked while waiting for the response. |
vous | avez cillé | Vous avez cillé en lisant le livre. | You blinked while reading the book. |
ils | ont cillé | Ils ont cillé en se tenant les yeux. | They blinked while covering their eyes. |
elles | ont cillé | Elles ont cillé en riant. | They blinked while laughing. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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