brief

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Participles

Present:	briefing
Past:	briefed

Indicative of "brief"

	Present	Past	Future
I	brief	briefed	will brief
you	brief	briefed	will brief
he/she	briefs	briefed	will brief
we	brief	briefed	will brief
you	brief	briefed	will brief
they	brief	briefed	will brief

Perfect of "brief"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have briefed	had briefed	will have briefed
you	have briefed	had briefed	will have briefed
he/she	has briefed	had briefed	will have briefed
we	have briefed	had briefed	will have briefed
you	have briefed	had briefed	will have briefed
they	have briefed	had briefed	will have briefed

Imperative of "brief"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	brief	don't brief
he/she	-	-
we	let's brief	let's not brief
you	brief	don't brief
they	-	-

Progressive of "brief"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am briefing	was briefing	will be briefing
you	are briefing	were briefing	will be briefing
he/she	is briefing	was briefing	will be briefing
we	are briefing	were briefing	will be briefing
you	are briefing	were briefing	will be briefing
they	are briefing	were briefing	will be briefing

Perfect Progressive of "brief"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been briefing	had been briefing	will have been briefing
you	have been briefing	had been briefing	will have been briefing
he/she	has been briefing	had been briefing	will have been briefing
we	have been briefing	had been briefing	will have been briefing
you	have been briefing	had been briefing	will have been briefing
they	have been briefing	had been briefing	will have been briefing

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