Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Introduction to the verb brouter
The English translation of the French verb brouter is “to graze” or “to nibble”. The infinitive form “brouter” is pronounced as “broo-tay”.
Brouter comes from the Old French word “broster” which means “to bite” or “to gnaw”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the future.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si j’avais un cheval, je le laisserais brouter dans le champ. (If I had a horse, I would let it graze in the field.)
- Tu brouterais toute la journée si tu pouvais. (You would nibble all day if you could.)
- Ils brouteraient l’herbe fraîche s’ils étaient dans un pré. (They would graze on fresh grass if they were in a meadow.)
English translations:
- If I had a horse, I would let it graze in the field.
- You would nibble all day if you could.
- They would graze on fresh grass if they were in a meadow.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of brouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | brouterais | Je brouterais de l’herbe. | I would graze on grass. |
tu | brouterais | Tu brouterais lentement. | You would graze slowly. |
il | brouterait | Il brouterait dans le champ. | He would graze in the field. |
elle | brouterait | Elle brouterait près de l’étang. | She would graze near the pond. |
on | brouterait | On brouterait en montagne. | One would graze in the mountains. |
nous | brouterions | Nous brouterions tout le jour. | We would graze all day. |
vous | brouteriez | Vous brouteriez du foin. | You would graze on hay. |
ils | brouteraient | Ils brouteraient dans la prairie. | They would graze in the meadow. |
elles | brouteraient | Elles brouteraient des feuilles. | They would graze on leaves. |
Other Conjugations for Brouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouter
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Brouter – 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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