Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Introduction to the verb broncher
The English translation of the French verb broncher is “to stumble, to flinch.” It is pronounced “brohn-shay.”
The word broncher comes from the Old French word “brons,” meaning “to move, stir,” and “cher,” meaning “foot.” It ultimately has its roots in the Latin word “calcāre,” meaning “to tread, walk.”
In everyday French, broncher is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Il faut que je n’aie pas bronché devant les menaces. (I must not have flinched in front of the threats.)
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Il est possible qu’elle ait bronché lorsqu’elle a vu le serpent. (It is possible that she stumbled when she saw the snake.)
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J’ai eu peur qu’il ait bronché pendant la représentation. (I was afraid that he would have stumbled during the performance.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of broncher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bronché | Je doute que j’aie bronché. | I doubt that I flinched. |
tu | aies bronché | Il faut que tu aies bronché. | You must have flinched. |
il | ait bronché | Il est possible qu’il ait bronché. | It’s possible he flinched. |
elle | ait bronché | Elle craint qu’elle ait bronché. | She fears she flinched. |
on | ait bronché | On veut qu’on ait bronché. | We want it to have been flinched. |
nous | ayons bronché | Espérons que nous ayons bronché. | Let’s hope we flinched. |
vous | ayez bronché | Il est important que vous ayez bronché. | It’s important that you flinched. |
ils | aient bronché | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bronché. | They doubt they flinched. |
elles | aient bronché | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bronché. | They prefer they flinched. |
Other Conjugations for Broncher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
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Broncher – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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