Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Introduction to the verb bréler
The English translation of the French verb bréler is “to burn.” It is pronounced as “bray-lay.”
Bréler is derived from the Latin word “brellare,” which means “to roast.” It is most commonly used in every day French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used in subordinate clauses to express an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of bréler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’avais brûlé le gâteau avant que tu ne viennes. (I had burned the cake before you came.)
- Il était en train de brûler les papiers quand la police est arrivée. (He was burning the papers when the police arrived.)
- Nous aurions brûlé la forêt si nous n’avions pas éteint le feu à temps. (We would have burned the forest if we had not put out the fire in time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bréler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse brûlé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse brûlé. | I wish I had burned. |
tu | eusses brûlé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses brûlé. | I wish you had burned. |
il | eût brûlé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût brûlé. | I wish he had burned. |
elle | eût brûlé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût brûlé. | I wish she had burned. |
on | eût brûlé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût brûlé. | I wish one had burned. |
nous | eussions brûlé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions brûlé. | I wish we had burned. |
vous | eussiez brûlé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez brûlé. | I wish you had burned. |
ils | eussent brûlé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent brûlé. | I wish they had burned. |
elles | eussent brûlé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent brûlé. | I wish they had burned. |
Other Conjugations for Bréler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bréler
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Bréler – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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