Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Introduction to the verb briffer
The English translation of the French verb briffer is “to brief” or “to give a briefing.” It is pronounced as “bree-fay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word briffer can be traced back to the Old French word “brief,” which means “short” or “concise.” It entered the English language in the 15th century as a noun meaning a written summary or abstract, and then evolved into a verb meaning to give a summary or a briefing.
In everyday French, briffer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense. This tense is used to talk about a completed action in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of briffer in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai brièvement briffé mes collègues sur le nouveau projet. (I briefly briefed my colleagues on the new project.)
- Tu as été bien briffé avant la réunion ? (Were you briefed well before the meeting?)
- Les généraux ont briffé le président sur la situation militaire. (The generals briefed the president on the military situation.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of briffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai briffé | J’ai briffé mon rapport. | I debriefed my report. |
tu | as briffé | Tu as briffé ton équipe. | You debriefed your team. |
il | a briffé | Il a briffé le suspect. | He debriefed the suspect. |
elle | a briffé | Elle a briffé sa mission. | She debriefed her mission. |
on | a briffé | On a briffé les nouvelles. | We debriefed the news. |
nous | avons briffé | Nous avons briffé l’enquêteur. | We debriefed the investigator. |
vous | avez briffé | Vous avez briffé le groupe. | You debriefed the group. |
ils | ont briffé | Ils ont briffé leur expérience. | They debriefed their experience. |
elles | ont briffé | Elles ont briffé les instructions. | They debriefed the instructions. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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