Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Introduction to the verb bretter
The English translation of the French verb bretter is “to splinter” or “to shatter.”
In French, the infinitive form of bretter is pronounced “breh-teh.”
Bretter is derived from the Old French word “bretter” which means “to saw.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is equivalent to the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Here are three examples of bretter used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai bretté mon doigt en cassant la planche. (I splintered my finger while breaking the board.)
- Nous avons bretté le verre en le laissant tomber. (We shattered the glass by dropping it.)
- Ils ont bretté la porte pour entrer dans la maison. (They splintered the door to enter the house.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bretter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bretté | J’ai bretté la planche. | I nailed the board. |
tu | as bretté | Tu as bretté le clou. | You nailed the nail. |
il | a bretté | Il a bretté la charpente. | He nailed the frame. |
elle | a bretté | Elle a bretté la porte. | She nailed the door. |
on | a bretté | On a bretté le bois ensemble. | We nailed the wood together. |
nous | avons bretté | Nous avons bretté les planches. | We nailed the boards. |
vous | avez bretté | Vous avez bretté la poutre. | You nailed the beam. |
ils | ont bretté | Ils ont bretté le toit. | They nailed the roof. |
elles | ont bretté | Elles ont bretté les étagères. | They nailed the shelves. |
Other Conjugations for Bretter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
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Bretter – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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