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FRENCH VERB

cliquer

to click

  • #250 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: cliqué
  • Present participle: cliquant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I click
  2. tu you click
  3. il, elle, on he/she clicks
  4. nous we click
  5. vous you click
  6. ils, elles they click

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I clicked
  2. tu you clicked
  3. il, elle, on he/she clicked
  4. nous we clicked
  5. vous you clicked
  6. ils, elles they clicked

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to click
  2. tu you used to click
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to click
  4. nous we used to click
  5. vous you used to click
  6. ils, elles they used to click

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will click
  2. tu you will click
  3. il, elle, on he/she will click
  4. nous we will click
  5. vous you will click
  6. ils, elles they will click

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would click
  2. tu you would click
  3. il, elle, on he/she would click
  4. nous we would click
  5. vous you would click
  6. ils, elles they would click

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I click
  2. tu (that) you click
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she click
  4. nous (that) we click
  5. vous (that) you click
  6. ils, elles (that) they click

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu click!
  2. nous click! (let’s)
  3. vous click! (plural, or formal)

How to use cliquer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Tu cliques sur le bouton vert, et c'est tout.

    You click on the green button, and that's it.

  2. Past

    J'ai cliqué sur le mauvais lien, zut.

    I clicked on the wrong link, damn.

  3. Imperfect

    Il cliquait partout sans lire, comme toujours.

    He was clicking everywhere without reading, as usual.

  4. Future

    Vous cliquerez sur Envoyer pour terminer.

    You'll click on Send to finish.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne cliquerais pas là-dessus, ça a l'air louche.

    I wouldn't click on that, it looks dodgy.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu cliques deux fois pour ouvrir.

    You have to click twice to open it.

  7. Imperative

    Cliquez ici pour confirmer votre réservation.

    Click here to confirm your booking.

Good to know

  • Cliquer sur un lien, un bouton; un clic droit is a right click.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.