Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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 “bro-shay.”
The word brocher comes from the Old French word “broche,” which means “spit, skewer.” It then evolved to refer to the action of fastening or attaching something with a pin or a staple.
In everyday French, brocher is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe a completed action in the past.
Here are three examples of brocher in the Passé Composé tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai broché les feuilles du rapport. (I stapled the pages of the report.)
- Elle avait broché les photos dans un album. (She had bound the photos in an album.)
- Nous avons broché les documents ensemble. (We stapled the documents together.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of brocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai broché | J’ai broché les feuilles. | I stapled the pages. |
tu | as broché | Tu as broché le document. | You stapled the document. |
il | a broché | Il a broché le livre. | He stapled the book. |
elle | a broché | Elle a broché la photo. | She stapled the photo. |
on | a broché | On a broché les papiers. | We stapled the papers. |
nous | avons broché | Nous avons broché le dossier. | We stapled the file. |
vous | avez broché | Vous avez broché les cartes. | You stapled the cards. |
ils | ont broché | Ils ont broché les affiches. | They stapled the posters. |
elles | ont broché | Elles ont broché les documents. | They stapled the documents. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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