Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Introduction to the verb brocher
The English translation of the French verb brocher is “to staple” or “to bind”. It is pronounced as “broo-shay” in its infinitive form.
Brocher comes from the Old French word “brochier”, which means “to pierce” or “to skewer”. It is derived from the Latin word “brocchus”, which means “long needle” or “awl”.
In everyday French, brocher is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express an action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of brocher in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’ai broché tous mes papiers avant de les ranger. (I had stapled all my papers before putting them away.)
- Tu as broché le livre avant de le donner à la bibliothèque. (You had bound the book before giving it to the library.)
- Il a broché ses notes avant de les remettre à son professeur. (He had stapled his notes before handing them to his teacher.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of brocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus broché | I had broached |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus broché | You had broached |
il | il eut | Il eut broché | He had broached |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut broché | She had broached |
on | on eut | On eut broché | One had broached |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes broché | We had broached |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes broché | You had broached |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent broché | They had broached |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent broché | They had broached |
Other Conjugations for Brocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brocher
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Brocher – 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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