Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
Introduction to the verb briefer
The English translation of the French verb briefer is “to brief.” It is pronounced “bree-fay” in its infinitive form.
The word briefer comes from the Old French word “bref,” which means “brief.” In everyday French, the verb briefer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the compound past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’eus brièvement expliqué le plan avant qu’il ne l’oublie. (I had briefly explained the plan before he forgot it.)
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Vous eûtes bien briefé l’équipe avant le match. (You had briefed the team well before the match.)
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Ils eurent rapidement briéfé le président avant sa réunion avec les investisseurs. (They had quickly briefed the president before his meeting with the investors.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of briefer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus briefé | I had briefed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus briefé | You had briefed |
il | il eut | Il eut briefé | He had briefed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut briefé | She had briefed |
on | on eut | On eut briefé | One had briefed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes briefé | We had briefed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes briefé | You had briefed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent briefé | They had briefed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent briefé | They had briefed |
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
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 (this article)
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briefer
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Briefer – 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)
Summary
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