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Conjugation directory
Brûler is a practical verb for describing fire, heat, or destruction. It's useful in everyday conversations and emergency contexts.
Use brûler in TEF/TCF speaking to describe an accident or a cooking mishap.
Attention, le gâteau brûle dans le four !
Careful, the cake is burning in the oven!
Brûler has a circumflex accent on the 'u' in its infinitive, but it disappears in some conjugated forms (e.g., je brûle).
Use the table above and the related links below to pin the pattern down before you move on to other verbs.
Start with the present tense, then the passé composé. Those two forms carry most everyday conversation and make the rest of the table easier to recognise.
Brûler typically uses avoir in compound tenses. Check the table above and keep the past participle in view when you move into compound forms.
Use the related links below and then open the interactive conjugator to compare this verb with others you use often.