French reference
brûler
to burn
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I burn |
| tu | you burn |
| il/elle/on | he/she burns |
| nous | we burn |
| vous | you (plural/formal) burn |
| ils/elles | they burn |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I burned; I have burned |
| tu | you burned; you have burned |
| il/elle/on | he/she burned; he/she has burned |
| nous | we burned; we have burned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) burned; you (plural/formal) have burned |
| ils/elles | they burned; they have burned |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to burn |
| tu | you used to burn |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to burn |
| nous | we used to burn |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to burn |
| ils/elles | they used to burn |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had burned |
| tu | you had burned |
| il/elle/on | he/she had burned |
| nous | we had burned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had burned |
| ils/elles | they had burned |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will burn |
| tu | you will burn |
| il/elle/on | he/she will burn |
| nous | we will burn |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will burn |
| ils/elles | they will burn |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have burned |
| tu | you will have burned |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have burned |
| nous | we will have burned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have burned |
| ils/elles | they will have burned |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to burn |
| tu | you are going to burn |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to burn |
| nous | we are going to burn |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to burn |
| ils/elles | they are going to burn |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just burned |
| tu | you have just burned |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just burned |
| nous | we have just burned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just burned |
| ils/elles | they have just burned |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I burned |
| tu | you burned |
| il/elle/on | he/she burned |
| nous | we burned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) burned |
| ils/elles | they burned |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had burned |
| tu | you had burned |
| il/elle/on | he/she had burned |
| nous | we had burned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had burned |
| ils/elles | they had burned |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would burn |
| tu | you would burn |
| il/elle/on | he/she would burn |
| nous | we would burn |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would burn |
| ils/elles | they would burn |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have burned |
| tu | you would have burned |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have burned |
| nous | we would have burned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have burned |
| ils/elles | they would have burned |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have burned |
| tu | you would have burned |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have burned |
| nous | we would have burned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have burned |
| ils/elles | they would have burned |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I burn |
| tu | (that) you burn |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she burns |
| nous | (that) we burn |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) burn |
| ils/elles | (that) they burn |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have burned |
| tu | (that) you have burned |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has burned |
| nous | (that) we have burned |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have burned |
| ils/elles | (that) they have burned |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I burned |
| tu | (that) you burned |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she burned |
| nous | (that) we burned |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) burned |
| ils/elles | (that) they burned |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had burned |
| tu | (that) you had burned |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had burned |
| nous | (that) we had burned |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had burned |
| ils/elles | (that) they had burned |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | burn! |
| nous | let's burn! |
| vous | burn! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have burned by then! |
| nous | let's have burned by then! |
| vous | have burned by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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