Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Introduction to the verb briffer
The English translation of the French verb briffer is “to brief.” It is pronounced “bree-fay.”
The word briffer comes from the Old French verb “briefier” which means to instruct or inform. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express actions that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of briffer used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
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Si tu m’avais briffé avant l’entretien, j’aurais mieux réussi. (If you had briefed me before the interview, I would have done better.)
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Il aurait fallu que tu briffes tout le personnel sur les nouvelles règles de sécurité. (You should have briefed all the staff on the new safety rules.)
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Nous aurions été plus préparés si nous avions été briffés sur la situation. (We would have been more prepared if we had been briefed on the situation.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of briffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais briefé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais briefé. | I would have briefed you. |
tu | aurais briefé | Tu aurais briefé plus tôt. | You would have briefed earlier. |
il | aurait briefé | Il aurait briefé sur la situation. | He would have briefed on the situation. |
elle | aurait briefé | Elle aurait briefé ses collègues. | She would have briefed her colleagues. |
on | aurait briefé | On aurait briefé sur le projet. | One would have briefed on the project. |
nous | aurions briefé | Nous aurions briefé en détail. | We would have briefed in detail. |
vous | auriez briefé | Vous auriez briefé avec eux. | You would have briefed with them. |
ils | auraient briefé | Ils auraient briefé sur les réglementations. | They would have briefed on the regulations. |
elles | auraient briefé | Elles auraient briefé sur le dossier. | They (female) would have briefed on the case. |
Other Conjugations for Briffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
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Briffer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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