Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Introduction to the verb brocher
The English translation of the French verb brocher is “to bind” or “to stitch.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bro-shay.”
The word brocher comes from the Old French word “broche,” meaning “spit” or “skewer.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which indicates a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past.
Examples of brocher in Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais pu brocher tous les documents. (If I had had more time, I could have bound all the documents.)
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Nous aurions dû brocher le livre avant de l’envoyer à l’imprimeur. (We should have bound the book before sending it to the printer.)
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Il aurait été plus facile de trouver les pages si nous avions broché le dossier. (It would have been easier to find the pages if we had stitched the folder.)
In these examples, brocher is used to indicate a past action that did not actually happen, but would have taken place under certain conditions. It is commonly used in administrative or professional contexts, such as in offices or publishing companies.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of brocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais broché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais broché. | I would have stapled you. |
tu | aurais broché | Tu aurais broché le papier. | You would have stapled the paper. |
il | aurait broché | Il aurait broché le livre. | He would have stapled the book. |
elle | aurait broché | Elle aurait broché le document. | She would have stapled the document. |
on | aurait broché | On aurait broché les feuilles. | One would have stapled the pages. |
nous | aurions broché | Nous aurions broché ensemble. | We would have stapled together. |
vous | auriez broché | Vous auriez broché les affiches. | You would have stapled the posters. |
ils | auraient broché | Ils auraient broché les documents. | They would have stapled the documents. |
elles | auraient broché | Elles auraient broché les notes. | They (female) would have stapled the notes. |
Other Conjugations for Brocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
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Brocher – 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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