Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Introduction to the verb brosser
The English translation of the French verb brosser is “to brush”. It is pronounced as “broh-say” in its infinitive form.
Brosser comes from the Old French word “brossier” which means to “clean or polish with a brush”. It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai brossé mes cheveux ce matin. (I brushed my hair this morning.)
- Ils ont brossé leur chien hier soir. (They brushed their dog last night.)
- Elle a brossé la poussière de la bibliothèque hier. (She brushed the dust off the shelves yesterday.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of brosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai brossé | J’ai brossé mes cheveux. | I brushed my hair. |
tu | as brossé | Tu as brossé le plancher. | You swept the floor. |
il | a brossé | Il a brossé le chien. | He brushed the dog. |
elle | a brossé | Elle a brossé sa robe. | She brushed her dress. |
on | a brossé | On a brossé les dents. | We brushed our teeth. |
nous | avons brossé | Nous avons brossé le cheval. | We brushed the horse. |
vous | avez brossé | Vous avez brossé les meubles. | You brushed the furniture. |
ils | ont brossé | Ils ont brossé les murs. | They brushed the walls. |
elles | ont brossé | Elles ont brossé les cheveux de leur fille. | They brushed their daughter’s hair. |
Other Conjugations for Brosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brosser
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Brosser – 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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