Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Introduction to the verb brifer
The English translation of the French verb brifer is “to bribe.” It is pronounced as “bree-fey” in its infinitive form.
The word “brifer” has its origins in the Latin word “briber” meaning “to plunder” or “to bribe.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that started and finished in the past and has consequences in the present.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai bribé le policier pour qu’il me laisse passer. (I bribed the police officer so that he would let me through.)
- Tu as brifé tes amis pour qu’ils te couvrent? (Did you bribe your friends so that they would cover for you?)
- Il a brifé le juge pour éviter une peine de prison. (He bribed the judge to avoid a prison sentence.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of brifer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai brifé | J’ai brifé mes collègues. | I briefed my colleagues. |
tu | as brifé | Tu as brifé le directeur. | You briefed the director. |
il | a brifé | Il a brifé l’équipe. | He briefed the team. |
elle | a brifé | Elle a brifé les journalistes. | She briefed the journalists. |
on | a brifé | On a brifé les soldats. | We briefed the soldiers. |
nous | avons brifé | Nous avons brifé les nouveaux employés. | We briefed the new employees. |
vous | avez brifé | Vous avez brifé les clients. | You briefed the clients. |
ils | ont brifé | Ils ont brifé les élèves. | They briefed the students. |
elles | ont brifé | Elles ont brifé les membres du conseil. | They briefed the board members. |
Other Conjugations for Brifer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brifer
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Brifer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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