Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Introduction to the verb briefer
The English translation of the French verb “briefer” is “to brief.” The infinitive form “briefer” is pronounced as “bree-fey.”
The word “briefer” originated from the French noun “bref,” which means “brief.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, although this tense is mainly reserved for formal or literary writing in modern French. The Passé Simple is used to express completed actions in the past.
Examples of “briefer” in the Passé Simple tense:
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Le chef brefa son équipe avant la réunion.
(The boss briefed his team before the meeting.) -
Elle les brefa sur les nouvelles directives.
(She briefed them on the new guidelines.) -
Nous fûmes brefés par le directeur avant le départ.
(We were briefed by the director before leaving.)
English translations:
- The boss briefed his team before the meeting.
- She briefed them on the new guidelines.
- We were briefed by the director before leaving.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of briefer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | briefai | Je briefai l’équipe. | I briefed the team. |
Tu | briefas | Tu briefas les participants. | You briefed the participants. |
Il | briefa | Il briefa le manager. | He briefed the manager. |
Elle | briefa | Elle briefa le client. | She briefed the client. |
On | briefa | On briefa l’équipe. | One briefed the team. |
Nous | briefâmes | Nous briefâmes les stagiaires. | We briefed the interns. |
Vous | briefâtes | Vous briefâtes le groupe. | You briefed the group. |
Ils | briefèrent | Ils briefèrent les employés. | They briefed the employees. |
Elles | briefèrent | Elles briefèrent les étudiants. | They (feminine) briefed the students. |
Other Conjugations for Briefer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
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Briefer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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