Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Introduction to the verb berner
The English translation of the French verb berner is “to deceive” or “to trick.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ber-nay.”
The verb berner comes from the Old French word “berner” meaning “to mock” or “to make fun of.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Examples:
- Si je te berne, tu serais en colère. (If I were to trick you, you would be angry.)
- Il se vengerait s’il était berné par ses amis. (He would seek revenge if he were to be deceived by his friends.)
- Nous les laisserions gagner, mais nous ne les bernerions pas deux fois. (We would let them win, but we wouldn’t deceive them twice.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of berner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bernerais | Je bernerais mes amis. | I would fool my friends. |
tu | bernerais | Tu bernerais ta famille. | You would fool your family. |
il | bernerait | Il bernerait ses collègues. | He would fool his colleagues. |
elle | bernerait | Elle bernerait son patron. | She would fool her boss. |
on | bernerait | On bernerait les clients. | One would fool the clients. |
nous | bernerions | Nous bernerions nos voisins. | We would fool our neighbors. |
vous | berneriez | Vous berneriez les inconnus. | You would fool strangers. |
ils | berneraient | Ils berneraient les enfants. | They would fool the children. |
elles | berneraient | Elles berneraient leurs professeurs. | They would fool their teachers. |
Other Conjugations for Berner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb berner
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 (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
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Berner – 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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