Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Introduction to the verb bréler
The English translation of the French verb bréler is “to burn” or “to scorch.” It is pronounced “bray-lay” in its infinitive form.
The word bréler comes from the Old French verb “bruler” which means “to burn” and ultimately comes from the Latin word “brenare.”
In everyday French, bréler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that took place before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of bréler used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’avais brélé mon pain avant qu’il ne soit prêt pour la fête. (I had burned my bread before it was ready for the party.)
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Elle fut furieuse quand elle apprit que son fils avait brélé son livre préféré. (She was furious when she found out that her son had burned her favorite book.)
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Nous étions partis lorsque la maison bréla complètement. (We had left when the house burned down completely.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bréler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse brûlé | J’eusse brûlé | I had burned |
tu | tu eusses brûlé | Tu eusses brûlé | You had burned |
il | il eût brûlé | Il eût brûlé | He had burned |
elle | elle eût brûlé | Elle eût brûlé | She had burned |
on | on eût brûlé | On eût brûlé | One had burned |
nous | nous eûmes brûlé | Nous eûmes brûlé | We had burned |
vous | vous eûtes brûlé | Vous eûtes brûlé | You had burned |
ils | ils eurent brûlé | Ils eurent brûlé | They had burned |
elles | elles eurent brûlé | Elles eurent brûlé | They had burned |
Other Conjugations for Bréler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
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Bréler – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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