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Conjugation of the French verb briser

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

briser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
briser	to break

Present		Scored
je brise	I break
tu brises	you break
il brise	he breaks
elle brise	she breaks
nous brisons	we break
vous brisez	you break
ils brisent	they break
elles brisent	they break

Imperfect		Scored
je brisais	I was breaking
tu brisais	you were breaking
il brisait	he was breaking
elle brisait	she was breaking
nous brisions	we were breaking
vous brisiez	you were breaking
ils brisaient	they were breaking
elles brisaient	they were breaking

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 brisai	I broke
tu brisas	you broke
il brisa	he broke
elle brisa	she broke
nous brisâmes	we broke
vous brisâtes	you broke
ils brisèrent	they broke
elles brisèrent	they broke

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

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

Future		Scored
je briserai	I will break
tu briseras	you will break
il brisera	he will break
elle brisera	she will break
nous briserons	we will break
vous briserez	you will break
ils briseront	they will break
elles briseront	they will break

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 brisé	I will have broken
tu auras brisé	you will have broken
il aura brisé	he will have broken
elle aura brisé	she will have broken
nous aurons brisé	we will have broken
vous aurez brisé	you will have broken
ils auront brisé	they will have broken
elles auront brisé	they will have broken

Conditional		Scored
je briserais	I would break
tu briserais	you would break
il briserait	he would break
elle briserait	she would break
nous briserions	we would break
vous briseriez	you would break
ils briseraient	they would break
elles briseraient	they would break

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 brisé	I would have broken
tu aurais brisé	you would have broken
il aurait brisé	he would have broken
elle aurait brisé	she would have broken
nous aurions brisé	we would have broken
vous auriez brisé	you would have broken
ils auraient brisé	they would have broken
elles auraient brisé	they would have broken

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je brise	(... that) I break
(... que) tu brises	(... that) you break
(... que) il brise	(... that) he breaks
(... que) elle brise	(... that) she breaks
(... que) nous brisions	(... that) we break
(... que) vous brisiez	(... that) you break
(... que) ils brisent	(... that) they break
(... que) elles brisent	(... that) they break

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je brisasse	(... that) I was breaking
(... que) tu brisasses	(... that) you were breaking
(... que) il brisât	(... that) he was breaking
(... que) elle brisât	(... that) she was breaking
(... que) nous brisassions	(... that) we were breaking
(... que) vous brisassiez	(... that) you were breaking
(... que) ils brisassent	(... that) they were breaking
(... que) elles brisassent	(... that) they were breaking

Imperative		Scored
brise	Break
brisons	Let's break
brisez	Break

Present Participle		Scored
brisant	breaking

Past Participle		Scored
brisé	broken

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