Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Introduction to the verb briquer
The English translation of the French verb briquer is “to polish” or “to shine.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bree-kay.”
The word “briquer” comes from the Latin word “bricare,” which means “to clean or polish.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
- Je doute qu’il ait briqué ses chaussures avant de sortir. (I doubt he polished his shoes before going out.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait briqué la voiture hier. (It’s possible she polished the car yesterday.)
- Je ne crois pas qu’ils aient briqué la table après le dîner. (I don’t think they polished the table after dinner.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of briquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie briqué | Je doute que j’aie briqué. | I doubt that I polished. |
tu | aies briqué | Il faut que tu aies briqué. | You must have polished. |
il | ait briqué | Il est possible qu’il ait briqué. | It’s possible he polished. |
elle | ait briqué | Elle craint qu’elle ait briqué. | She fears she polished. |
on | ait briqué | On veut qu’on ait briqué. | We want it to have been polished. |
nous | ayons briqué | Espérons que nous ayons briqué. | Let’s hope we polished. |
vous | ayez briqué | Il est important que vous ayez briqué. | It’s important that you polished. |
ils | aient briqué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient briqué. | They doubt they polished. |
elles | aient briqué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient briqué. | They prefer they polished. |
Other Conjugations for Briquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb briquer
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Briquer – 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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