Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Introduction to the verb bercer
The English translation of the French verb bercer is “to rock” or “to cradle”. It is pronounced as “behr-seh” in the infinitive form.
The word bercer comes from the Old French word “bercier” meaning “to rock”. It is derived from the Latin word “versare” meaning “to turn” or “to revolve”.
In everyday French, bercer is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense which expresses a future possibility or hypothetical situation. It is also commonly used in the expression “se laisser bercer” which means “to let oneself be swayed/influenced”.
Here are three simple examples of bercer in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais le temps, je te bercerais toute la nuit. (If I had the time, I would rock you all night long.)
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Je me laisserais bercer par les vagues de l’océan. (I would let myself be swayed by the ocean waves.)
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Si tu étais fatigué, tu te laisserais bercer par la douce musique. (If you were tired, you would let yourself be rocked by the gentle music.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of bercer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bercerais | Je bercerais mon bébé. | I would rock my baby. |
tu | bercerais | Tu bercerais la petite fille. | You would rock the little girl. |
il | bercerait | Il bercerait la musique. | He would rock to the music. |
elle | bercerait | Elle bercerait son chien. | She would rock her dog. |
on | bercerait | On bercerait en chantant. | One would rock while singing. |
nous | bercerions | Nous bercerions les enfants. | We would rock the children. |
vous | berceriez | Vous berceriez le nouveau-né. | You would rock the newborn. |
ils | berceraient | Ils berceraient le bébé. | They would rock the baby. |
elles | berceraient | Elles berceraient leurs enfants. | They would rock their children. |
Other Conjugations for Bercer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
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Bercer – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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