Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Introduction to the verb dépenser
The English translation of the French verb dépenser is “to spend.” It is pronounced as “day-pon-say.”
The word dépenser comes from the Latin word “dispensare,” which means “to distribute” or “to manage.” In everyday French, dépenser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the preterite perfect tense and is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of dépenser in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus dépensé toutes mes économies avant le voyage. (I had spent all my savings before the trip.)
- Elle eut dépensé une grande somme d’argent lors de ses vacances. (She had spent a large sum of money during her vacation.)
- Nous eûmes dépensé tout notre budget en seulement une semaine. (We had spent our entire budget in just one week.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépenser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dépensé | I had spent |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dépensé | You had spent |
il | il eût | Il eût dépensé | He had spent |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dépensé | She had spent |
on | on eût | On eût dépensé | One had spent |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dépensé | We had spent |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dépensé | You had spent |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dépensé | They had spent |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dépensé | They had spent |
Other Conjugations for Dépenser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépenser
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Dépenser – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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