Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Introduction to the verb brider
The English translation of the French verb brider is “to bridle” or “to restrain.” It is pronounced “bree-dair” in the infinitive form.
The word brider comes from the Old French word “brider” which meant “to control or restrain a horse.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense to talk about past actions that were bridle or restrained in some way. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to hold back” or “to limit.”
Here are three examples of how it is used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai bridé mes envies pour pouvoir économiser de l’argent. (I bridle my desires in order to save money.)
- Elle a dû brider sa colère pour ne pas se mettre en colère. (She had to restrain her anger to avoid getting angry.)
- Nous avons bridé notre consommation d’énergie pour réduire notre empreinte carbone. (We have limited our energy consumption to reduce our carbon footprint.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of brider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bridé | J’ai bridé le cheval. | I bridled the horse. |
tu | as bridé | Tu as bridé la voiture. | You restrained the car. |
il | a bridé | Il a bridé le moteur. | He restricted the engine. |
elle | a bridé | Elle a bridé son enthousiasme. | She tempered her enthusiasm. |
on | a bridé | On a bridé les libertés individuelles. | We restricted individual liberties. |
nous | avons bridé | Nous avons bridé nos dépenses. | We curbed our expenses. |
vous | avez bridé | Vous avez bridé votre chien. | You restrained your dog. |
ils | ont bridé | Ils ont bridé leur impatience. | They curbed their impatience. |
elles | ont bridé | Elles ont bridé leur colère. | They restrained their anger. |
Other Conjugations for Brider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brider
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Brider – 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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