Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Introduction to the verb brifer
The English translation of the French verb brifer is “to brief.” It is pronounced “bree-fay.”
Brifer comes from the Old French word “bref,” meaning “brief.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples of usage of brifer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Nous avions brifé l’équipe avant la réunion. (We had briefed the team before the meeting.)
- Elle avait brifé son avocat avant le procès. (She had briefed her lawyer before the trial.)
- J’avais brifé mes amis sur la situation avant qu’ils arrivent. (I had briefed my friends on the situation before they arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of brifer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse brifé | I had debriefed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses brifé | You had debriefed |
il | il eût | Il eût brifé | He had debriefed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût brifé | She had debriefed |
on | on eût | On eût brifé | One had debriefed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes brifé | We had debriefed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes brifé | You had debriefed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent brifé | They had debriefed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent brifé | They had debriefed |
Other Conjugations for Brifer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
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Brifer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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