Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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 flicker.” It is pronounced “klee-nyoh-teh.”
The word clignoter comes from the French word “cligner,” meaning “to close one’s eyes,” and the suffix “-oter,” which is often used to create a verb from a noun. Therefore, the literal meaning of clignoter is “to do the action of cligning,” or “to blink.”
In everyday French, clignoter is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that occurred in the past and has been completed. It is also commonly used in the Imperfect tense to describe an ongoing action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of clignoter used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai clignoté plusieurs fois avant de m’endormir. (I blinked several times before falling asleep.)
- Les lumières du sapin de Noël ont clignoté toute la nuit. (The Christmas tree lights blinked all night.)
- Quand le courant a été rétabli, les enseignes ont clignoté à nouveau. (When the power was restored, the signs blinked again.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of clignoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai clignoté | J’ai clignoté des yeux. | I blinked my eyes. |
tu | as clignoté | Tu as clignoté deux fois. | You blinked twice. |
il | a clignoté | Il a clignoté en rouge. | He blinked in red. |
elle | a clignoté | Elle a clignoté ses phares. | She blinked her headlights. |
on | a clignoté | On a clignoté avec le flash. | We blinked with the flash. |
nous | avons clignoté | Nous avons clignoté en rythme. | We blinked in rhythm. |
vous | avez clignoté | Vous avez clignoté de l’oeil. | You winked. |
ils | ont clignoté | Ils ont clignoté au feu. | They blinked at the light. |
elles | ont clignoté | Elles ont clignoté en signe de détresse. | They blinked as a distress signal. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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