Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Introduction to the verb balancer
The English translation of the French verb balancer is “to swing” or “to balance.” It is pronounced as “bah-lahn-say.”
The word balancer comes from the Old French word “balancier” which means “to balance” or “to sway.” It originates from the Latin word “bilanx” which means “two scales.”
In everyday French, balancer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe actions that were completed in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the present tense, followed by the past participle of balancer, which is “balancé.”
Here are three examples of balancer used in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai balancé mes jambes du haut du mur. (I swung my legs from the top of the wall.)
- Elle a balancé le bébé dans ses bras. (She balanced the baby in her arms.)
- Nous avons balancé nos problèmes derrière nous. (We left our problems behind us.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of balancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai balancé | J’ai balancé le ballon. | I threw the ball. |
tu | as balancé | Tu as balancé la bouteille. | You tossed the bottle. |
il | a balancé | Il a balancé le paquet. | He swung the package. |
elle | a balancé | Elle a balancé le sac. | She flung the bag. |
on | a balancé | On a balancé la pierre. | We threw the stone. |
nous | avons balancé | Nous avons balancé les clés. | We tossed the keys. |
vous | avez balancé | Vous avez balancé le ballon de rugby. | You threw the rugby ball. |
ils | ont balancé | Ils ont balancé les ordures. | They tossed the garbage. |
elles | ont balancé | Elles ont balancé la balle de tennis. | They hit the tennis ball. |
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 (this article)
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
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
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Balancer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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