Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Introduction to the verb bancher
The English translation of the French verb bancher is “to plug in.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bahn-shay.”
The word bancher comes from the Old French verb “banquier,” which means “to bench” or “to set up.” Over time, the meaning of bancher evolved to refer specifically to plugging in an electrical device.
In everyday French, bancher is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or imaginary action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the conditional tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of bancher in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais eu un adaptateur, j’aurais pu bancher mon ordinateur au secteur. (If I had had an adapter, I could have plugged in my computer to the outlet.)
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Il m’aurait suffi de bancher le câble pour que la télévision fonctionne. (It would have been enough for me to plug in the cable for the TV to work.)
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Si elle avait écouté mes instructions, elle aurait su comment bancher le lecteur DVD. (If she had listened to my instructions, she would have known how to plug in the DVD player.)
Overall, bancher is a useful verb for talking about electricity and electronic devices in French. It is often used in the context of setting up or connecting devices, and is commonly heard in everyday conversations.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of bancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais branché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais branché. | I would have plugged you in. |
tu | aurais branché | Tu aurais branché plus tôt. | You would have plugged in earlier. |
il | aurait branché | Il aurait branché l’ordinateur. | He would have plugged in the computer. |
elle | aurait branché | Elle aurait branché la télé. | She would have plugged in the TV. |
on | aurait branché | On aurait branché le câble. | One would have plugged in the cable. |
nous | aurions branché | Nous aurions branché en même temps. | We would have plugged in at the same time. |
vous | auriez branché | Vous auriez branché avec eux. | You would have plugged in with them. |
ils | auraient branché | Ils auraient branché le dispositif. | They would have plugged in the device. |
elles | auraient branché | Elles auraient branché leurs ordinateurs. | They (female) would have plugged in their computers. |
Other Conjugations for Bancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
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Bancher – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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