L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Introduction to the verb balancer
The English translation of the French verb balancer is “to balance.” It is pronounced in its infinitive form as bah-lahn-say.
The word balancer comes from the Latin word “bilancia” meaning balance or scale. In French, it is most commonly used as a transitive verb meaning “to balance” or “to sway.”
In everyday French, balancer is often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form. In this tense, the subject pronoun is not used, and the verb conjugation ends in -e for the first and second person singular, and -ons for the first person plural.
Three examples of balancer in the L’impératif Présent tense are:
- Balance le livre sur ta tête. (Balance the book on your head.)
- Ne balance pas sur la chaise. (Don’t balance on the chair.)
- Balançons les dépenses pour le projet. (Let’s balance the expenses for the project.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of balancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | balance | Balance-toi sur la corde. | Balance yourself on the rope. |
tu | balance | Balance les sacs de courses. | Swing the grocery bags. |
il | balance | Il balance ses clés dans la main. | He swings his keys in his hand. |
elle | balance | Elle balance ses cheveux. | She tosses her hair. |
on | balance | On balance nos idées. | We throw out our ideas. |
nous | balançons | Balançons d’avant en arrière. | Let’s sway back and forth. |
vous | balancez | Balancez la pâte à pizza. | Toss the pizza dough. |
ils | balancent | Ils balancent leurs bras en marchant. | They swing their arms while walking. |
elles | balancent | Elles se balancent sur la balançoire. | They swing on the swing. |
Other Conjugations for Balancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
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Balancer – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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