Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Introduction to the verb briquer
The English translation of the French verb briquer is “to shine” or “to polish.” It is pronounced “bree-kay.”
The language origin of briquer can be traced back to the French word brique, meaning “brick.” It evolved from the expression “mettre en brique,” which originally meant “to line with bricks” but later came to mean “to polish.” In everyday French, briquer is most commonly used to describe the action of shining or polishing objects, particularly shoes.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past, briquer is conjugated as follows:
- J’ai briqué (I shined)
- Tu as briqué (You shined)
- Il/Elle a briqué (He/She shined)
- Nous avons briqué (We shined)
- Vous avez briqué (You all shined)
- Ils/Elles ont briqué (They shined)
Examples of briquer in the Passé Antérieur tense and their English translations are:
- J’ai briqué mes chaussures avant de partir pour le bal. (I shined my shoes before leaving for the ball.)
- Tu as briqué ta voiture hier après-midi. (You shined your car yesterday afternoon.)
- Il a briqué ses bijoux pour les mettre en vente à la brocante. (He shined his jewelry to sell at the flea market.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of briquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse briqué | I had scrubbed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses briqué | You had scrubbed |
il | il eût | Il eût briqué | He had scrubbed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût briqué | She had scrubbed |
on | on eût | On eût briqué | One had scrubbed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes briqué | We had scrubbed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes briqué | You had scrubbed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent briqué | They had scrubbed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent briqué | They had scrubbed |
Other Conjugations for Briquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
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Briquer – 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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