Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Introduction to the verb bruler
The English translation of the French verb bruler is “to burn.” The infinitive form of bruler is pronounced “broo-lay.”
The word bruler comes from the Latin word “bruciare” meaning “to burn.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century.
In everyday French, bruler is most often used in the Passé Composé (present perfect) tense to talk about an action that has been completed in the past.
Example 1:
J’ai brûlé mes mains en touchant la poêle chaude.
I burned my hands by touching the hot pan.
Example 2:
Nous avons brûlé toutes les lettres de notre ex.
We burned all the letters from our ex.
Example 3:
Ils ont brûlé la forêt pour construire une nouvelle autoroute.
They burned the forest to build a new highway.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bruler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai brûlé | J’ai brûlé le feu. | I burned the fire. |
tu | as brûlé | Tu as brûlé ton doigt. | You burned your finger. |
il | a brûlé | Il a brûlé la forêt. | He burned the forest. |
elle | a brûlé | Elle a brûlé ses souvenirs. | She burned her memories. |
on | a brûlé | On a brûlé les papiers. | We burned the papers. |
nous | avons brûlé | Nous avons brûlé le pain. | We burned the bread. |
vous | avez brûlé | Vous avez brûlé la viande. | You burned the meat. |
ils | ont brûlé | Ils ont brûlé les déchets. | They burned the waste. |
elles | ont brûlé | Elles ont brûlé les fleurs. | They burned the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Bruler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
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Bruler – 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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