Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Introduction to the verb brocanter
The English translation of the French verb brocanter is “to bargain hunt” or “to haggle.” It is pronounced “bro-kan-tay” in the infinitive form.
Brocanter comes from the Old French word “brocante,” meaning second-hand goods. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about past actions that are completed and have an impact on the present.
Here are three simple examples of brocanter used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai brocanté toute la journée hier. (I bargain hunted all day yesterday.)
- Nous avons brocanté au marché aux puces. (We haggled at the flea market.)
- Ils ont brocanté pour trouver une bonne affaire. (They bargained to find a good deal.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of brocanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai brocanté | J’ai brocanté des meubles. | I haggled for furniture. |
tu | as brocanté | Tu as brocanté les vieux bibelots. | You haggled for old trinkets. |
il | a brocanté | Il a brocanté de vieux livres. | He haggled for old books. |
elle | a brocanté | Elle a brocanté des bijoux. | She haggled for jewelry. |
on | a brocanté | On a brocanté des objets d’art. | We haggled for art objects. |
nous | avons brocanté | Nous avons brocanté des antiquités. | We haggled for antiques. |
vous | avez brocanté | Vous avez brocanté des tableaux. | You haggled for paintings. |
ils | ont brocanté | Ils ont brocanté des sculptures. | They haggled for sculptures. |
elles | ont brocanté | Elles ont brocanté des tapis. | They haggled for carpets. |
Other Conjugations for Brocanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocanter
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Brocanter – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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