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Conjugation of the French verb brûler

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb brûler, along with their English translations.

brûler is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
brûler	to burn

Present		Scored
je brûle	I burn
tu brûles	you burn
il brûle	he burns
elle brûle	she burns
nous brûlons	we burn
vous brûlez	you burn
ils brûlent	they burn
elles brûlent	they burn

Imperfect		Scored
je brûlais	I was burning
tu brûlais	you were burning
il brûlait	he was burning
elle brûlait	she was burning
nous brûlions	we were burning
vous brûliez	you were burning
ils brûlaient	they were burning
elles brûlaient	they were burning

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je brûlai	I burnt
tu brûlas	you burnt
il brûla	he burnt
elle brûla	she burnt
nous brûlâmes	we burnt
vous brûlâtes	you burnt
ils brûlèrent	they burnt
elles brûlèrent	they burnt

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai brûlé	I have burnt
tu as brûlé	you have burnt
il a brûlé	he has burnt
elle a brûlé	she has burnt
nous avons brûlé	we have burnt
vous avez brûlé	you have burnt
ils ont brûlé	they have burnt
elles ont brûlé	they have burnt

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais brûlé	I had burnt
tu avais brûlé	you had burnt
il avait brûlé	he had burnt
elle avait brûlé	she had burnt
nous avions brûlé	we had burnt
vous aviez brûlé	you had burnt
ils avaient brûlé	they had burnt
elles avaient brûlé	they had burnt

Future		Scored
je brûlerai	I will burn
tu brûleras	you will burn
il brûlera	he will burn
elle brûlera	she will burn
nous brûlerons	we will burn
vous brûlerez	you will burn
ils brûleront	they will burn
elles brûleront	they will burn

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai brûlé	I will have burnt
tu auras brûlé	you will have burnt
il aura brûlé	he will have burnt
elle aura brûlé	she will have burnt
nous aurons brûlé	we will have burnt
vous aurez brûlé	you will have burnt
ils auront brûlé	they will have burnt
elles auront brûlé	they will have burnt

Conditional		Scored
je brûlerais	I would burn
tu brûlerais	you would burn
il brûlerait	he would burn
elle brûlerait	she would burn
nous brûlerions	we would burn
vous brûleriez	you would burn
ils brûleraient	they would burn
elles brûleraient	they would burn

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais brûlé	I would have burnt
tu aurais brûlé	you would have burnt
il aurait brûlé	he would have burnt
elle aurait brûlé	she would have burnt
nous aurions brûlé	we would have burnt
vous auriez brûlé	you would have burnt
ils auraient brûlé	they would have burnt
elles auraient brûlé	they would have burnt

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je brûle	(... that) I burn
(... que) tu brûles	(... that) you burn
(... que) il brûle	(... that) he burns
(... que) elle brûle	(... that) she burns
(... que) nous brûlions	(... that) we burn
(... que) vous brûliez	(... that) you burn
(... que) ils brûlent	(... that) they burn
(... que) elles brûlent	(... that) they burn

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je brûlasse	(... that) I was burning
(... que) tu brûlasses	(... that) you were burning
(... que) il brûlât	(... that) he was burning
(... que) elle brûlât	(... that) she was burning
(... que) nous brûlassions	(... that) we were burning
(... que) vous brûlassiez	(... that) you were burning
(... que) ils brûlassent	(... that) they were burning
(... que) elles brûlassent	(... that) they were burning

Imperative		Scored
brûle	Burn
brûlons	Let's burn
brûlez	Burn

Present Participle		Scored
brûlant	burning

Past Participle		Scored
brûlé	burnt

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