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Conjugation of the French verb siffler

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb siffler, along with their English translations.

siffler is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
siffler	to whistle

Present		Scored
je siffle	I whistle
tu siffles	you whistle
il siffle	he whistles
elle siffle	she whistles
nous sifflons	we whistle
vous sifflez	you whistle
ils sifflent	they whistle
elles sifflent	they whistle

Imperfect		Scored
je sifflais	I was whistling
tu sifflais	you were whistling
il sifflait	he was whistling
elle sifflait	she was whistling
nous sifflions	we were whistling
vous siffliez	you were whistling
ils sifflaient	they were whistling
elles sifflaient	they were whistling

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je sifflai	I whistled
tu sifflas	you whistled
il siffla	he whistled
elle siffla	she whistled
nous sifflâmes	we whistled
vous sifflâtes	you whistled
ils sifflèrent	they whistled
elles sifflèrent	they whistled

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai sifflé	I have whistled
tu as sifflé	you have whistled
il a sifflé	he has whistled
elle a sifflé	she has whistled
nous avons sifflé	we have whistled
vous avez sifflé	you have whistled
ils ont sifflé	they have whistled
elles ont sifflé	they have whistled

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais sifflé	I had whistled
tu avais sifflé	you had whistled
il avait sifflé	he had whistled
elle avait sifflé	she had whistled
nous avions sifflé	we had whistled
vous aviez sifflé	you had whistled
ils avaient sifflé	they had whistled
elles avaient sifflé	they had whistled

Future		Scored
je sifflerai	I will whistle
tu siffleras	you will whistle
il sifflera	he will whistle
elle sifflera	she will whistle
nous sifflerons	we will whistle
vous sifflerez	you will whistle
ils siffleront	they will whistle
elles siffleront	they will whistle

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai sifflé	I will have whistled
tu auras sifflé	you will have whistled
il aura sifflé	he will have whistled
elle aura sifflé	she will have whistled
nous aurons sifflé	we will have whistled
vous aurez sifflé	you will have whistled
ils auront sifflé	they will have whistled
elles auront sifflé	they will have whistled

Conditional		Scored
je sifflerais	I would whistle
tu sifflerais	you would whistle
il sifflerait	he would whistle
elle sifflerait	she would whistle
nous sifflerions	we would whistle
vous siffleriez	you would whistle
ils siffleraient	they would whistle
elles siffleraient	they would whistle

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais sifflé	I would have whistled
tu aurais sifflé	you would have whistled
il aurait sifflé	he would have whistled
elle aurait sifflé	she would have whistled
nous aurions sifflé	we would have whistled
vous auriez sifflé	you would have whistled
ils auraient sifflé	they would have whistled
elles auraient sifflé	they would have whistled

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je siffle	(... that) I whistle
(... que) tu siffles	(... that) you whistle
(... que) il siffle	(... that) he whistles
(... que) elle siffle	(... that) she whistles
(... que) nous sifflions	(... that) we whistle
(... que) vous siffliez	(... that) you whistle
(... que) ils sifflent	(... that) they whistle
(... que) elles sifflent	(... that) they whistle

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je sifflasse	(... that) I was whistling
(... que) tu sifflasses	(... that) you were whistling
(... que) il sifflât	(... that) he was whistling
(... que) elle sifflât	(... that) she was whistling
(... que) nous sifflassions	(... that) we were whistling
(... que) vous sifflassiez	(... that) you were whistling
(... que) ils sifflassent	(... that) they were whistling
(... que) elles sifflassent	(... that) they were whistling

Imperative		Scored
siffle	Whistle
sifflons	Let's whistle
sifflez	Whistle

Present Participle		Scored
sifflant	whistling

Past Participle		Scored
sifflé	whistled

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