All verbs

/bʁije/to shineA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
no object — No object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
brillons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

brill-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

brill-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

brill-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

brill-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

brill-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
briller
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

briller-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

briller-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

briller

Past participle
brillé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

brillé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

brillé

Conjugation

présent
Ije brille/ʒə bʁij/I shine
youtu brilles/ty bʁij/you shine
he/sheil brille/il bʁij/he shines
wenous brillons/nu bʁijɔ̃/we shine
youvous brillez/vu bʁije/you shine
theyils brillent/il bʁij/they shine

Examples

  • Le soleil brille.

    /lə so.lɛj bʁij/

    The sun is shining.

  • Les étoiles brillaient.

    /le.z‿e.twal bʁi.jɛ/

    The stars were shining.

  • Ses yeux brillaient.

    /sez jø bʁi.jɛ/

    His eyes were shining.

Set phrases

  • briller par son absence

    to be conspicuous by one's absence

Notes

  • briller par son absence is said exactly as in English — to be conspicuous by one's absence — and is one of the few idioms that translates word for word.