Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Introduction to the verb balancer
The English translation of the French verb balancer is “to balance” or “to swing.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as [bah-lahn-seh] in French.
The term “balancer” comes from the Latin word “bilanciare” which means “to weigh” or “to balance.” In everyday French, the verb balancer is commonly used to refer to physical actions such as balancing objects or swinging on something. In the Passé Antérieur tense, the verb is used to express an action that occurred in the past before another action.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- J’avais balancé la corde avant qu’elle ne se brise. (I had balanced the rope before it broke.)
- L’oiseau avait balancé ses ailes avant de prendre son envol. (The bird had flapped its wings before taking flight.)
- Ils avaient balancé des pierres dans la rivière avant de partir. (They had thrown stones into the river before leaving.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of balancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse balancé | I had swung |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses balancé | You had swung |
il | il eût | Il eût balancé | He had swung |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût balancé | She had swung |
on | on eût | On eût balancé | One had swung |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes balancé | We had swung |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes balancé | You had swung |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent balancé | They had swung |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent balancé | They had swung |
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 (this article)
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
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
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Balancer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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