Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Introduction to the verb bretteler
The English translation of the French verb bretteler is “to nag/to badger”. It is pronounced as “breh-teh-leh”.
The origin of the verb bretteler is from the French word “bretelle” which means “strap”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical situation in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si tu n’avais pas brettelé ton frère, il serait venu avec nous. (If you hadn’t nagged your brother, he would have come with us.)
- Elle aurait réussi à l’examen si son père ne l’avait pas brettelée tout le temps. (She would have passed the exam if her father hadn’t badgered her all the time.)
- Nous aurions fini les devoirs plus tôt si tu ne nous avais pas brettelés constamment. (We would have finished our homework earlier if you hadn’t constantly nagged us.)
In these examples, bretteler is used to describe the action of nagging or badgering someone in the past.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of bretteler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais brettelé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais brettelé. | I would have fastened you. |
tu | aurais brettelé | Tu aurais brettelé plus tôt. | You would have fastened earlier. |
il | aurait brettelé | Il aurait brettelé sa cravate. | He would have fastened his tie. |
elle | aurait brettelé | Elle aurait brettelé sa robe. | She would have fastened her dress. |
on | aurait brettelé | On aurait brettelé les cordes. | One would have fastened the ropes. |
nous | aurions brettelé | Nous aurions brettelé le bateau. | We would have fastened the boat. |
vous | auriez brettelé | Vous auriez brettelé le câble. | You would have fastened the cable. |
ils | auraient brettelé | Ils auraient brettelé leurs chaussures. | They would have fastened their shoes. |
elles | auraient brettelé | Elles auraient brettelé leurs sacs. | They (female) would have fastened their bags. |
Other Conjugations for Bretteler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretteler
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Bretteler – 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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