Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) 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 language origin of “briefer” comes from the Old French word “brevier,” which means “to summarize.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or events that are uncertain, hypothetical, or contrary to reality.
Examples:
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Il est important que je t’aie brieffé avant la réunion. (It is important that I briefed you before the meeting.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu nous aies brieffés sur les derniers développements du projet. (I would have liked for you to have briefed us on the latest developments of the project.)
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Je voulais que vous m’ayez brieffé sur les détails de l’affaire. (I wanted you to have briefed me on the details of the case.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of briefer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie briefé | Je doute que j’aie briefé mes subordonnés. | I doubt that I briefed my subordinates. |
tu | aies briefé | Il est nécessaire que tu aies briefé l’équipe. | It’s necessary that you briefed the team. |
il | ait briefé | Il est possible qu’il ait briefé ses collègues. | It’s possible he briefed his colleagues. |
elle | ait briefé | Elle souhaite qu’elle ait briefé les clients. | She wishes she briefed the clients. |
on | ait briefé | On désire qu’on ait briefé la direction. | We desire that we briefed the management. |
nous | ayons briefé | Il est conseillé que nous ayons briefé les représentants. | It’s advisable that we briefed the representatives. |
vous | ayez briefé | Il est important que vous ayez briefé les partenaires. | It’s important that you briefed the partners. |
ils | aient briefé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient briefé leurs employés. | They doubt they briefed their employees. |
elles | aient briefé | Elles veulent qu’elles aient briefé les investisseurs. | They want them to have briefed the investors. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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