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FRENCH VERB

brancher

to plug in

  • #247 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: branché
  • Present participle: branchant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I plug in
  2. tu you plug in
  3. il, elle, on he/she plugs in
  4. nous we plug in
  5. vous you plug in
  6. ils, elles they plug in

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I plugged in
  2. tu you plugged in
  3. il, elle, on he/she plugged in
  4. nous we plugged in
  5. vous you plugged in
  6. ils, elles they plugged in

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to plug in
  2. tu you used to plug in
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to plug in
  4. nous we used to plug in
  5. vous you used to plug in
  6. ils, elles they used to plug in

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will plug in
  2. tu you will plug in
  3. il, elle, on he/she will plug in
  4. nous we will plug in
  5. vous you will plug in
  6. ils, elles they will plug in

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would plug in
  2. tu you would plug in
  3. il, elle, on he/she would plug in
  4. nous we would plug in
  5. vous you would plug in
  6. ils, elles they would plug in

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I plug in
  2. tu (that) you plug in
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she plug in
  4. nous (that) we plug in
  5. vous (that) you plug in
  6. ils, elles (that) they plug in

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu plug in!
  2. nous plug in! (let’s)
  3. vous plug in! (plural, or formal)

How to use brancher

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je branche mon téléphone tous les soirs près du lit.

    I plug in my phone every night by the bed.

  2. Past

    Tu as branché la machine à laver ? Elle ne marche pas.

    Did you plug in the washing machine? It isn't working.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on branchait le téléphone au mur.

    Before, you plugged the phone into the wall.

  4. Future

    L'électricien branchera le four demain matin.

    The electrician will connect the oven tomorrow morning.

  5. Conditional

    Je brancherais la lampe ici, près du fauteuil.

    I'd plug the lamp in here, near the armchair.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on branche l'ordinateur avant la réunion.

    We need to plug in the computer before the meeting.

  7. Imperative

    Branche la bouilloire, je fais du thé.

    Plug in the kettle, I'll make some tea.

Good to know

  • Brancher is also to appeal to someone : ça te branche, un ciné ? Branché means trendy.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.