Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Introduction to the verb berner
The English translation of the French verb “berner” is “to fool” or “to deceive.” The infinitive form “berner” is pronounced as “ber-neh.”
The word “berner” originated from the Middle French word “berne” which means “to deceive.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the act of tricking or fooling someone.
Three examples of its usage are:
- Il a réussi à me berner avec son histoire fausse. (He managed to fool me with his false story.)
- Ne te laisse pas berner par son apparence sympathique. (Don’t let yourself be deceived by his friendly appearance.)
- Les escrocs ont berné de nombreuses personnes avec cette arnaque. (The scammers deceived many people with this scam.)
Berner – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of berner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je berne | Je le berne. | I deceive him. |
Tu | tu bernes | Tu la bernes. | You deceive her. |
Il | il berne | Il le berne. | He deceives him. |
Elle | elle berne | Elle la berne. | She deceives her. |
On | on berne | On les berne. | One deceives them. |
Nous | nous bernons | Nous les bernons. | We deceive them. |
Vous | vous bernez | Vous les bernez. | You deceive them. |
Ils | ils bernent | Ils les bernent. | They deceive them. |
Elles | elles bernent | Elles les bernent. | They deceive them. |
Other Conjugations for Berner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb berner (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
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