Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Introduction to the verb briser
The English translation of the French verb briser is “to break.” The infinitive form of briser is pronounced “bree-zay.”
The word briser comes from the Latin word “brisare,” meaning to break or shatter. It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, briser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense that is used to describe an action that occurred and was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of briser in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai brisé la bouteille que tu m’avais donnée. (I broke the bottle that you had given me.)
- Elle a brisé son téléphone en le faisant tomber. (She broke her phone by dropping it.)
- Nous avons brisé nos promesses en acceptant cette offre. (We broke our promises by accepting this offer.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of briser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse brisé | I had broken |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses brisé | You had broken |
il | il eût | Il eût brisé | He had broken |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût brisé | She had broken |
on | on eût | On eût brisé | One had broken |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes brisé | We had broken |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes brisé | You had broken |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent brisé | They had broken |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent brisé | They had broken |
Other Conjugations for Briser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briser
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Briser – 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)
Summary
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