Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cligner
Introduction to the verb cligner
The English translation of the French verb cligner is “to blink.” It is pronounced as “klee-nay.”
Cligner comes from the Old French word “clignier,” which means “to wink” or “to blink.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of closing and opening one eye quickly.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, cligner is used to express actions that would have occurred before a past event. This tense is commonly used in hypothetical situations or to express regrets.
Here are three examples of cligner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu n’aies pas cligné des yeux pendant la photo. (I wish you hadn’t blinked during the photo.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous n’ayons pas cligné pendant l’entretien. (We should not have blinked during the interview.)
- Si tu n’avais pas cligné, tu aurais vu le moment où il est parti. (If you hadn’t blinked, you would have seen the moment when he left.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cligné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cligné. | I wish I had winked. |
tu | eusses cligné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cligné. | I wish you had winked. |
il | eût cligné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cligné. | I wish he had winked. |
elle | eût cligné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cligné. | I wish she had winked. |
on | eût cligné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cligné. | I wish one had winked. |
nous | eussions cligné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cligné. | I wish we had winked. |
vous | eussiez cligné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cligné. | I wish you had winked. |
ils | eussent cligné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cligné. | I wish they had winked. |
elles | eussent cligné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cligné. | I wish they had winked. |
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
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 Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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