Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briffer
Introduction to the verb briffer
The English translation of the French verb briffer is “to brief.” It is pronounced as “bree-fay.”
The language origin of briffer is from the Old French word “brief,” which means “short” or “concise.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais brieffé mon équipe avant le match. (I had briefed my team before the game.)
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Tu avais brieffé ta sœur sur le plan d’attaque. (You had briefed your sister on the attack plan.)
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Ils avaient brieffé leurs employés sur les nouvelles règles. (They had briefed their employees on the new rules.)
Note: Another common use of briffer is in the reflexive form, se briffer, which means “to get briefed.” For example: Je me suis brieffé avant la réunion. (I got briefed before the meeting.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of briffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais brieffé | J’avais brieffé l’équipe. | I had briefed the team. |
tu | tu avais brieffé | Tu avais brieffé le groupe. | You had briefed the group. |
il | il avait brieffé | Il avait brieffé le personnel. | He had briefed the staff. |
elle | elle avait brieffé | Elle avait brieffé le client. | She had briefed the client. |
on | on avait brieffé | On avait brieffé le comité. | One had briefed the committee. |
nous | nous avions brieffé | Nous avions brieffé l’équipe. | We had briefed the team. |
vous | vous aviez brieffé | Vous aviez brieffé le groupe. | You had briefed the group. |
ils | ils avaient brieffé | Ils avaient brieffé le personnel. | They had briefed the staff. |
elles | elles avaient brieffé | Elles avaient brieffé le comité. | They had briefed the committee. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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