Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Introduction to the verb briguer
The English translation of the French verb briguer is “to run for” or “to campaign for.” It is pronounced as “bree-guh-ray” in the infinitive form.
The word “briguer” comes from the Latin word “brigare” meaning “to strive” or “to struggle.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a wish, a desire, or a doubt about a past event.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of “briguer” in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
- J’aimerais qu’il ait briguer la présidence. (I wish he had run for presidency.)
- Il était possible qu’elle ait briguer un poste de député. (It was possible that she had campaigned for a deputy position.)
- Nous doutions qu’ils aient briguer le soutien des électeurs. (We doubted that they had sought the support of the voters.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of briguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie brigüé | Il est possible que j’aie brigüé. | It’s possible that I campaigned. |
tu | aies brigüé | Je souhaite que tu aies brigüé. | I hope that you campaigned. |
il | ait brigüé | Il est important qu’il ait brigüé. | It’s important that he campaigned. |
elle | ait brigüé | Elle est ravie qu’elle ait brigüé. | She’s delighted that she campaigned. |
on | ait brigüé | On voudrait qu’on ait brigüé. | We would like it if we campaigned. |
nous | ayons brigüé | Je me réjouis que nous ayons brigüé. | I’m glad that we campaigned. |
vous | ayez brigüé | On espère que vous ayez brigüé. | We hope that you campaigned. |
ils | aient brigüé | Ils veulent qu’ils aient brigüé. | They want them to have campaigned. |
elles | aient brigüé | Elles ont peur qu’elles aient brigüé. | They’re afraid that they campaigned. |
Other Conjugations for Briguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briguer
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Briguer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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