Key facts

Blesser

To hurt · to hurt/to injure

B1Regular
Stem
bless
Past participle
blessé

Examples

Je blesse mon pied.

I hurt my foot.

Il ne blesse pas le chat.

He doesn't hurt the cat.

Nous blessions Paul.

We were hurting Paul.

Nous avons blessé Marie.

We hurt Marie.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jeblesse
Ihurts
Tublesses
Youhurt
Ilblesse
Hehurts
Nousblessons
Wehurt
Vousblessez
Youhurt
Ilsblessent
Theyhurt

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais blesser
Iam going to hurt
Tuvas blesser
Youare going to hurt
Ilva blesser
Heis going to hurt
Nousallons blesser
Weare going to hurt
Vousallez blesser
Youare going to hurt
Ilsvont blesser
Theyare going to hurt

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de blesser
Ihave just hurt
Tuviens de blesser
Youhave just hurt
Ilvient de blesser
Hehas just hurt
Nousvenons de blesser
Wehave just hurt
Vousvenez de blesser
Youhave just hurt
Ilsviennent de blesser
Theyhave just hurt

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai blessé
Ihave hurt
Tuas blessé
Youhave hurt
Ila blessé
Hehas hurt
Nousavons blessé
Wehave hurt
Vousavez blessé
Youhave hurt
Ilsont blessé
Theyhave hurt

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jeblesserais
Iwould hurt
Tublesserais
Youwould hurt
Ilblesserait
Hewould hurt
Nousblesserions
Wewould hurt
Vousblesseriez
Youwould hurt
Ilsblesseraient
Theywould hurt

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jeblesserai
Iwill hurt
Tublesseras
Youwill hurt
Ilblessera
Hewill hurt
Nousblesserons
Wewill hurt
Vousblesserez
Youwill hurt
Ilsblesseront
Theywill hurt

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jeblessais
Iwas keeping
Tublessais
Youwere keeping
Ilblessait
Hewas keeping
Nousblessions
Were keeping
Vousblessiez
Youwere keeping
Ilsblessaient
Theywere keeping

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)blesse
Youhurt
(Nous)blessons
Wehurt
(Vous)blessez
Youhurt

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

blessant
hurting

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en blessant
hurting

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