Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Introduction to the verb forligner
The English translation of the French verb “forligner” is “to refuse” or “to decline.” The infinitive form of “forligner” is pronounced as “for-lin-yay.”
The word “forligner” comes from the Latin “foris” meaning “outside” and “lignum” meaning “wood.” In everyday French, “forligner” is most commonly used in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary past tense used in formal writing or storytelling. It is not frequently used in spoken French.
Here are three examples of “forligner” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Elle forligna poliment l’invitation. (She politely declined the invitation.)
- Ils forlignèrent de participer à l’événement. (They refused to participate in the event.)
- Le professeur forligna la demande de congé. (The teacher declined the leave request.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is rarely used in contemporary spoken French, and the more common past tense is the Passé Composé.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of forligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | forlignai | J’ai forlignai le livre. | I underlined the book. |
Tu | forlignas | Tu as forlignas la phrase. | You underlined the sentence. |
Il | forligna | Il a forligna le mot. | He underlined the word. |
Elle | forligna | Elle a forligna le paragraphe. | She underlined the paragraph. |
On | forligna | On a forligna le texte. | One underlined the text. |
Nous | forlignâmes | Nous avons forlignâmes les passages importants. | We underlined the important passages. |
Vous | forlignâtes | Vous avez forlignâtes les idées principales. | You underlined the main ideas. |
Ils | forlignèrent | Ils ont forlignèrent les phrases clés. | They underlined the key sentences. |
Elles | forlignèrent | Elles ont forlignèrent les mots difficiles. | They (feminine) underlined the difficult words. |
Other Conjugations for Forligner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb forligner
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Forligner – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Usage
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Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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