Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bruler
Introduction to the verb bruler
The English translation of the French verb bruler is “to burn.” It is pronounced “broo-lay.”
Bruler comes from the Latin word “urere” meaning “to burn.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express an action that happened before another past action.
Example 1: Il fallait que j’aie brulé tous les documents avant de partir. (I had to have burned all the documents before leaving.)
Example 2: Elle avait peur que tu eusses brulé le gâteau pour la fête. (She was afraid that you had burned the cake for the party.)
Example 3: Nous doutions qu’ils eussent brulé le pont pour se venger. (We doubted that they had burned the bridge to get revenge.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bruler
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 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
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 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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