All verbs

/bʁɔse/to brushA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive for brushing your own hair or teeth

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
brossons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

bross-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

bross-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

bross-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

bross-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

bross-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
brosser
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

brosser-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

brosser

Past participle
brossé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

brossé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

brossé

Conjugation

présent
Ije brosse/ʒə bʁɔs/I brush
youtu brosses/ty bʁɔs/you brush
he/sheil brosse/il bʁɔs/he brushes
wenous brossons/nu bʁɔsɔ̃/we brush
youvous brossez/vu bʁɔse/you brush
theyils brossent/il bʁɔs/they brush

Examples

  • Je me brosse les dents.

    /ʒə mə bʁɔs le dɑ̃/

    I brush my teeth.

  • Brosse-toi les cheveux.

    /bʁɔs.twa le ʃə.vø/

    Brush your hair.

  • Il a brossé sa veste.

    /il a bʁɔ.se sa vɛst/

    He brushed his jacket.

Set phrases

  • se brosser les dents

    to brush one's teeth

  • la brosse à dents

    the toothbrush

Notes

  • Je me brosse les dents — reflexive, then the definite article. Not mes dents: the reflexive already says whose they are. See verbes-pronominaux.