Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) 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, “branler,” is pronounced “brawn-lay.”
The word “branler” comes from the Latin word “ballare,” meaning “to dance.” In French, it can be used in a physical sense to indicate a movement of shaking or wobbling, or in a figurative sense to mean “to hesitate” or “to be unstable.”
In everyday French, the passé antérieur tense is used to talk about an action that happened and was completed before another action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of “branler” used in the passé antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus branlé la table avant qu’elle ne se renverse. (I had shaken the table before it tipped over.)
- Tu eus branlé la tête en signe de désapprobation. (You had shaken your head in disapproval.)
- Ils eurent branlé leurs têtes ensemble et se mirent à rire. (They had shaken their heads together and started laughing.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of branler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse branlé | I had shaken |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses branlé | You had shaken |
il | il eût | Il eût branlé | He had shaken |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût branlé | She had shaken |
on | on eût | On eût branlé | One had shaken |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes branlé | We had shaken |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes branlé | You had shaken |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent branlé | They had shaken |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent branlé | They had shaken |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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