Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Introduction to the verb bruiner
The English translation of the French verb bruiner is “to drizzle.” It is pronounced as “bree-nay.”
Bruiner is derived from the Old French word “bruine,” which means “fine rain” or “mist.” It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which indicates a completed action in the past that happened before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais bruiné toute la journée avant que le soleil ne se montre enfin. (I had drizzled all day before the sun finally showed up.)
Example 2: Quand ils sont arrivés, il avait déjà bruiné pendant des heures. (When they arrived, it had already been drizzling for hours.)
Example 3: Nous avions fini de courir avant que la bruine ne commence. (We had finished running before the drizzle started.)
Overall, “bruiner” is used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe a past action that had already been completed before another past action took place. It is often used to talk about the weather, but can also be used in other contexts.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bruiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bruiné | I had drizzled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bruiné | You had drizzled |
il | il eût | Il eût bruiné | He had drizzled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bruiné | She had drizzled |
on | on eût | On eût bruiné | One had drizzled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bruiné | We had drizzled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bruiné | You had drizzled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bruiné | They had drizzled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bruiné | They had drizzled |
Other Conjugations for Bruiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruiner
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Bruiner – 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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