Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Introduction to the verb briguer
The English translation of the French verb briguer is “to seek”, “to aspire to”, or “to campaign for”. It is pronounced “bree-geh”.
The word briguer comes from the Old French verb “briguier”, which means “to solicit” or “to claim”. It is derived from the Latin word “briga”, which means “struggle” or “contest”. In everyday French, briguer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent followed by the past participle of briguer.
Examples of briguer in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais briguer la présidence, je n’aurais pas eu autant de responsabilités. (If I had campaigned for the presidency, I wouldn’t have had so much responsibility.)
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Nous serions restés en France si nous avions briguer un emploi là. (We would have stayed in France if we had sought a job there.)
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Ils auraient été heureux si leur fils avait briguer une bourse d’études à l’université. (They would have been happy if their son had aspired to a scholarship at the university.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of briguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais brigé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais brigé. | I would have run for it. |
tu | aurais brigé | Tu aurais brigé plus tôt. | You would have applied earlier. |
il | aurait brigé | Il aurait brigé pour le poste. | He would have run for the job. |
elle | aurait brigé | Elle aurait brigé pour la promotion. | She would have applied for the promotion. |
on | aurait brigé | On aurait brigé pour le pouvoir. | One would have sought power. |
nous | aurions brigé | Nous aurions brigé ensemble. | We would have run together. |
vous | auriez brigé | Vous auriez brigé avec eux. | You would have applied with them. |
ils | auraient brigé | Ils auraient brigé pour le poste. | They would have applied for the job. |
elles | auraient brigé | Elles auraient brigé pour la promotion. | They (female) would have applied for the promotion. |
Other Conjugations for Briguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
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Briguer – 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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