Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Introduction to the verb branler
The English translation of the French verb branler is “to shake” or “to wobble.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bra-nlay.”
The word branler comes from the Old French word branle, meaning “to sway” or “to rock.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a potential or hypothetical action.
Examples:
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Si j’avais plus de temps, je branlerais un peu plus en danse. (If I had more time, I would shake a bit more while dancing.)
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Vous branleriez la tête si vous aviez entendu cette blague. (You would shake your head if you had heard that joke.)
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Ils ne viendraient pas si le train branlait trop. (They wouldn’t come if the train was shaking too much.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of branler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | branlerais | Je branlerais la tête. | I would shake my head. |
tu | branlerais | Tu branlerais les épaules. | You would shrug your shoulders. |
il | branlerait | Il branlerait les clés. | He would jingle the keys. |
elle | branlerait | Elle branlerait la bouteille. | She would shake the bottle. |
on | branlerait | On branlerait les branches. | One would shake the branches. |
nous | branlerions | Nous branlerions les dés. | We would shake the dice. |
vous | branleriez | Vous branleriez des drapeaux. | You would wave flags. |
ils | branleraient | Ils branleraient les bras. | They would shake their arms. |
elles | branleraient | Elles branleraient la tête. | They would shake their heads. |
Other Conjugations for Branler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb branler
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Branler – 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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