Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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.” It is pronounced “brahn-leh.”
The verb branler comes from the Old French word “branle,” meaning “to sway” or “to move back and forth.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about completed actions in the past. In this tense, the verb is usually conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) and the past participle “branlé.”
Examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense include:
- J’ai branlé la table pour la nettoyer. (I shook the table to clean it.)
- Tu as branlé la bouteille avant de l’ouvrir? (Did you shake the bottle before opening it?)
- Ils ont branlé la jambe blessée pour réduire la douleur. (They shook the injured leg to reduce the pain.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of branler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai branlé | J’ai branlé l’arbre. | I shook the tree. |
tu | as branlé | Tu as branlé le bébé. | You rocked the baby. |
il | a branlé | Il a branlé la bouteille. | He shook the bottle. |
elle | a branlé | Elle a branlé la balançoire. | She swung the swing. |
on | a branlé | On a branlé le vase. | We shook the vase. |
nous | avons branlé | Nous avons branlé le moteur. | We revved the engine. |
vous | avez branlé | Vous avez branlé le panier. | You shook the basket. |
ils | ont branlé | Ils ont branlé le lit. | They shook the bed. |
elles | ont branlé | Elles ont branlé leurs hanches. | They shook their hips. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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