Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) 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.”
Ciller comes from the Old French word “cillier,” which means “to wink” or “to droop.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three simple examples of ciller in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Je craignais qu’il ne cillât devant les examens. (I was afraid he would blink during the exams.)
- Il était incertain que le chat cillât lorsqu’il lui a donné un coup de pied. (He wasn’t sure if the cat would blink when he kicked it.)
- Nous espérions qu’elle ne cillât pas devant les critiques. (We hoped she wouldn’t blink in the face of criticism.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of ciller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cillasse | Je ne bougerais pas si je cillasse moins. | I wouldn’t move if I blinked less. |
tu | cillasses | Si tu ne cillasses pas, tu pourrais voir. | If you didn’t blink, you could see. |
il | cillât | Il serait plus sérieux s’il cillât moins. | He would be more serious if he blinked less. |
elle | cillât | Elle comprendrait mieux si elle cillât moins. | She would understand better if she blinked less. |
on | cillât | Si on cillât moins, on pourrait voir mieux. | If one blinked less, one could see better. |
nous | cil |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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