Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Introduction to the verb brouiller
The English translation of the French verb brouiller is “to mix up” or “to confuse.” It is pronounced as “broo-yay.”
The word brouiller comes from the Old French word “brouiller,” which means “to stir up” or “to agitate.” It is derived from the Latin word “brocchus,” meaning “broken” or “irregular.”
In everyday French, brouiller is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about past events that happened before another past event. It is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense with the past participle of the verb.
Examples of brouiller in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus brouillé les cartes avant que mon frère ne les utilise. (I had mixed up the cards before my brother used them.)
- Tu eus brouillé les numéros de téléphone avant que je ne les écrive. (You had confused the phone numbers before I wrote them down.)
- Ils eurent brouillé les plans avant que nous ne les recevions. (They had messed up the plans before we received them.)
English translations:
- I had mixed up the cards before my brother used them.
- You had confused the phone numbers before I wrote them down.
- They had messed up the plans before we received them.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of brouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse brouillé | I had confused |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses brouillé | You had confused |
il | il eût | Il eût brouillé | He had confused |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût brouillé | She had confused |
on | on eût | On eût brouillé | One had confused |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes brouillé | We had confused |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes brouillé | You had confused |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent brouillé | They had confused |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent brouillé | They had confused |
Other Conjugations for Brouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouiller
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Brouiller – 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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