Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Introduction to the verb brésiller
The English translation of the French verb brésiller is “to sparkle” or “to glitter”. It is pronounced “breh-zee-yay”.
Brésiller comes from the Old French word “bresiller”, which means “to sparkle” or “to glisten”. It is derived from the Latin word “brillare”, which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, brésiller is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense that expresses an action that happened before another past action. It is commonly used in literature, written texts, and formal speech.
Example 1: Nous eûmes bresillé toute la nuit.
Translation: We had sparkled all night.
Example 2: Tu eus bresillé de colère.
Translation: You had sparkled with anger.
Example 3: Les étoiles avaient bresillé dans le ciel.
Translation: The stars had sparkled in the sky.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of brésiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse brésillé | I had sparkled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses brésillé | You had sparkled |
il | il eût | Il eût brésillé | He had sparkled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût brésillé | She had sparkled |
on | on eût | On eût brésillé | One had sparkled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes brésillé | We had sparkled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes brésillé | You had sparkled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent brésillé | They had sparkled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent brésillé | They had sparkled |
Other Conjugations for Brésiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brésiller
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Brésiller – 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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