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FRENCH VERB

blesser

to hurt, to injure

  • #223 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: blessé
  • Present participle: blessant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I hurt
  2. tu you hurt
  3. il, elle, on he/she hurts
  4. nous we hurt
  5. vous you hurt
  6. ils, elles they hurt

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I hurt
  2. tu you hurt
  3. il, elle, on he/she hurt
  4. nous we hurt
  5. vous you hurt
  6. ils, elles they hurt

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to hurt
  2. tu you used to hurt
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to hurt
  4. nous we used to hurt
  5. vous you used to hurt
  6. ils, elles they used to hurt

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will hurt
  2. tu you will hurt
  3. il, elle, on he/she will hurt
  4. nous we will hurt
  5. vous you will hurt
  6. ils, elles they will hurt

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would hurt
  2. tu you would hurt
  3. il, elle, on he/she would hurt
  4. nous we would hurt
  5. vous you would hurt
  6. ils, elles they would hurt

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I hurt
  2. tu (that) you hurt
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she hurt
  4. nous (that) we hurt
  5. vous (that) you hurt
  6. ils, elles (that) they hurt

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu hurt!
  2. nous hurt! (let’s)
  3. vous hurt! (plural, or formal)

How to use blesser

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ces chaussures me blessent au talon.

    These shoes hurt my heel.

  2. Past

    Il s'est blessé au genou en jouant au foot.

    He hurt his knee playing football.

  3. Imperfect

    Ses remarques me blessaient plus que je ne le disais.

    Her remarks hurt me more than I let on.

  4. Future

    Tu te blesseras si tu cours pieds nus.

    You'll hurt yourself if you run barefoot.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne blesserais jamais quelqu'un exprès.

    I'd never hurt someone on purpose.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur qu'il se blesse avec ce couteau.

    I'm afraid he'll hurt himself with that knife.

  7. Imperative

    Ne blesse pas ta sœur avec des mots pareils.

    Don't hurt your sister with words like that.

Good to know

  • Blesser is also to hurt someone's feelings : tes mots l'ont blessée. Se blesser is to hurt yourself.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.