Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balancer
Introduction to the verb balancer
The English translation of the French verb balancer is “to balance.” It is pronounced as “bah-lahn-say.”
The word “balancer” comes from the Latin word “balanço,” meaning “scale” or “balance.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies balancé tes idées avant de prendre une décision. (I wish you had balanced your ideas before making a decision.)
- Il semblait que j’eusse balancé entre deux options, mais j’ai finalement choisi la plus sûre. (It seemed that I had balanced between two options, but I ultimately chose the safer one.)
- Elle aurait préféré que nous ayons balancé nos opinions avant de commencer le projet. (She would have preferred that we had balanced our opinions before starting the project.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of balancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse balancé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais fait comme si j’eusse balancé. | If I had known, I would have acted as if I had swung. |
tu | eusses balancé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses balancé. | I wish you had swung. |
il | eût balancé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût balancé. | I wish he had swung. |
elle | eût balancé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût balancé. | I wish she had swung. |
on | eût balancé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût balancé. | I wish one had swung. |
nous | eussions balancé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions balancé. | I wish we had swung. |
vous | eussiez balancé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez balancé. | I wish you had swung. |
ils | eussent balancé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent balancé. | I wish they had swung. |
elles | eussent balancé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent balancé. | I wish they had swung. |
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
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 Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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