Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broncher
Introduction to the verb broncher
The English translation of the French verb broncher is “to flinch” or “to hesitate.” The infinitive form, broncher, is pronounced “brohn-shay.”
Broncher comes from the Old French word “brunche,” meaning “to jerk” or “to flinch.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il aurait bronché s’il avait su la vérité. (He would have flinched if he had known the truth.)
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Si tu avais bronché, tu aurais été découvert. (If you had hesitated, you would have been discovered.)
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Elle m’a dit qu’elle n’avait pas bronché pendant l’interrogatoire. (She told me she didn’t flinch during the interrogation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of broncher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bronché | Si j’avais été à sa place, je eusse bronché. | If I had been in his place, I would have flinched. |
tu | eusses bronché | Si tu avais été à sa place, tu eusses bronché. | If you had been in his place, you would have flinched. |
il | eût bronché | Si il avait été à sa place, il eût bronché. | If he had been in his place, he would have flinched. |
elle | eût bronché | Si elle avait été à sa place, elle eût bronché. | If she had been in his place, she would have flinched. |
on | eût bronché | Si l’on avait été à sa place, l’on eût bronché. | If one had been in his place, one would have flinched. |
nous | eussions bronché | Si nous avions été à sa place, nous eussions bronché. | If we had been in his place, we would have flinched. |
vous | eussiez bronché | Si vous aviez été à sa place, vous eussiez bronché. | If you had been in his place, you would have flinched. |
ils | eussent bronché | Si ils avaient été à sa place, ils eussent bronché. | If they had been in his place, they would have flinched. |
elles | eussent bronché | Si elles avaient été à sa place, elles eussent bronché. | If they had been in his place, they would have 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
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 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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