French reference
se brosser
to brush oneself
Regular · 18 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 brush myself |
| tu | you brush yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she brushes himself/herself |
| nous | we brush ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) brush yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they brush themselves |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I brushed myself; I have brushed myself |
| tu | you brushed yourself; you have brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she brushed himself/herself; he/she has brushed himself/herself |
| nous | we brushed ourselves; we have brushed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) brushed yourself/yourselves; you (plural/formal) have brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they brushed themselves; they have brushed themselves |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to brush myself |
| tu | you used to brush yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to brush himself/herself |
| nous | we used to brush ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to brush yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they used to brush themselves |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had brushed myself |
| tu | you had brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she had brushed himself/herself |
| nous | we had brushed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they had brushed themselves |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will brush myself |
| tu | you will brush yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she will brush himself/herself |
| nous | we will brush ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will brush yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they will brush themselves |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have brushed myself |
| tu | you will have brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have brushed himself/herself |
| nous | we will have brushed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they will have brushed themselves |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to brush myself |
| tu | you are going to brush yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to brush himself/herself |
| nous | we are going to brush ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to brush yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they are going to brush themselves |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just brushed myself |
| tu | you have just brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just brushed himself/herself |
| nous | we have just brushed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they have just brushed themselves |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I brushed myself |
| tu | you brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she brushed himself/herself |
| nous | we brushed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they brushed themselves |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had brushed myself |
| tu | you had brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she had brushed himself/herself |
| nous | we had brushed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they had brushed themselves |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would brush myself |
| tu | you would brush yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she would brush himself/herself |
| nous | we would brush ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would brush yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they would brush themselves |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have brushed myself |
| tu | you would have brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have brushed himself/herself |
| nous | we would have brushed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they would have brushed themselves |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have brushed myself |
| tu | you would have brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have brushed himself/herself |
| nous | we would have brushed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they would have brushed themselves |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I brush myself |
| tu | (that) you brush yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she brushes himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we brush ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) brush yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they brush themselves |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have brushed myself |
| tu | (that) you have brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has brushed himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we have brushed ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they have brushed themselves |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I brushed myself |
| tu | (that) you brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she brushed himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we brushed ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they brushed themselves |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had brushed myself |
| tu | (that) you had brushed yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had brushed himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we had brushed ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had brushed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they had brushed themselves |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | brush yourself! |
| nous | let's brush ourselves! |
| vous | brush yourself/yourselves! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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