Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Introduction to the verb cligner
The English translation of the French verb cligner is “to blink” or “to wink.” The infinitive form of cligner is pronounced “klee-nay.”
The word cligner comes from the Latin word “clinare” which means “to incline” or “to bend.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and has been used to describe the action of blinking or winking ever since.
In everyday French, cligner is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “cligné.”
Here are three examples of cligner in the Passé Composé tense with English translations:
- J’ai cligné des yeux pour chasser les larmes. (I blinked to push back the tears.)
- Tu as cligné des yeux plusieurs fois avant de te réveiller. (You blinked several times before waking up.)
- Elle a cligné des yeux pour montrer qu’elle avait compris. (She winked to show she understood.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cligné | J’ai cligné des yeux. | I blinked. |
tu | as cligné | Tu as cligné des cils. | You blinked. |
il | a cligné | Il a cligné des paupières. | He blinked. |
elle | a cligné | Elle a cligné des yeux. | She blinked. |
on | a cligné | On a cligné des cils. | We blinked. |
nous | avons cligné | Nous avons cligné des paupières. | We blinked. |
vous | avez cligné | Vous avez cligné des yeux. | You blinked. |
ils | ont cligné | Ils ont cligné des cils. | They blinked. |
elles | ont cligné | Elles ont cligné des paupières. | They blinked. |
Other Conjugations for Cligner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
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Cligner – 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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