Key facts

Braquer

To point · to point (a weapon)/to steer/to hold up

B2Regular
Stem
braqu
Past participle
braqué

Examples

Je braque la banque.

I rob the bank (at gunpoint).

Il ne braque pas la roue.

He does not turn the wheel.

Nous braquions ici.

We were steering here.

Nous avons braqué là-bas.

We robbed over there.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jebraque
Ipoint
Tubraques
Youpoint
Ilbraque
Hepoints
Nousbraquons
Wepoint
Vousbraquez
Youpoint
Ilsbraquent
Theypoint

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais braquer
Iam going to point
Tuvas braquer
Youare going to point
Ilva braquer
Heis going to point
Nousallons braquer
Weare going to point
Vousallez braquer
Youare going to point
Ilsvont braquer
Theyare going to point

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de braquer
Ihave just pointed
Tuviens de braquer
Youhave just pointed
Ilvient de braquer
Hehas just pointed
Nousvenons de braquer
Wehave just pointed
Vousvenez de braquer
Youhave just pointed
Ilsviennent de braquer
Theyhave just pointed

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai braqué
Ihave pointed
Tuas braqué
Youhave pointed
Ila braqué
Hehas pointed
Nousavons braqué
Wehave pointed
Vousavez braqué
Youhave pointed
Ilsont braqué
Theyhave pointed

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jebraquerais
Iwould point
Tubraquerais
Youwould point
Ilbraquerait
Hewould point
Nousbraquerions
Wewould point
Vousbraqueriez
Youwould point
Ilsbraqueraient
Theywould point

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jebraquerai
Iwill point
Tubraqueras
Youwill point
Ilbraquera
Hewill point
Nousbraquerons
Wewill point
Vousbraquerez
Youwill point
Ilsbraqueront
Theywill point

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jebraquais
Iwas pointing
Tubraquais
Youwere pointing
Ilbraquait
Hewas pointing
Nousbraquions
Were pointing
Vousbraquiez
Youwere pointing
Ilsbraquaient
Theywere pointing

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)braque
Youpoint
(Nous)braquons
Wepoint
(Vous)braquez
Youpoint

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

braquant
pointing

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en braquant
pointing

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