brosser

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

brosser

1. (transitive) to brush (to clean/tidy/shape with a brush)
2. (transitive) to whip, to beat (to defeat)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of brosser (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		brosser			avoir brossé
gerund		en brossant			en ayant brossé
present participle		brossant
past participle		brossé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	brosse	brosses	brosse	brossons	brossez	brossent
	imperfect	brossais	brossais	brossait	brossions	brossiez	brossaient
	past historic1	brossai	brossas	brossa	brossâmes	brossâtes	brossèrent
	future	brosserai	brosseras	brossera	brosserons	brosserez	brosseront
	conditional	brosserais	brosserais	brosserait	brosserions	brosseriez	brosseraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	brosse	brosses	brosse	brossions	brossiez	brossent
	imperfect1	brossasse	brossasses	brossât	brossassions	brossassiez	brossassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	brosse	—	brossons	brossez	—
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