Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Introduction to the verb brandiller
The English translation of the French verb brandiller is “to sway” or “to wobble.”
The infinitive form of brandiller is pronounced “brahn-dee-yay.”
Brandiller comes from the Old French word “brandeler,” meaning “to swing” or “to wave.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to express an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples of brandiller in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Il avait brandillé avant de tomber. (He had swayed before falling.)
- Nous avions brandillé pendant tout le concert. (We had swayed throughout the concert.)
- Les drapeaux avaient brandillé au vent. (The flags had swayed in the wind.)
In these examples, the action of swaying (brandiller) happened before another past action, such as falling, being at a concert, or being in the wind. This tense is often used to add more detail or emphasis to a past event.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of brandiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse brandillé | I had wobbled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses brandillé | You had wobbled |
il | il eût | Il eût brandillé | He had wobbled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût brandillé | She had wobbled |
on | on eût | On eût brandillé | One had wobbled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes brandillé | We had wobbled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes brandillé | You had wobbled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent brandillé | They had wobbled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent brandillé | They had wobbled |
Other Conjugations for Brandiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brandiller
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Brandiller – 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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