Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Introduction to the verb drosser
The English translation of the French verb “drosser” is “to trim” or “to prune”. The infinitive form “drosser” is pronounced as “dross-ay”.
The verb “drosser” comes from the Old French word “drosser” which means “to clean, to clear out”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary past tense that is mainly used in written French.
Here are three simple examples of “drosser” in the Passé Simple tense with their respective English translations:
- Il drossa les branches mortes de l’arbre. (He trimmed the dead branches of the tree.)
- Elle drossa les haies du jardin. (She pruned the hedges in the garden.)
- Ils drossèrent les rosiers pour favoriser leur croissance. (They trimmed the rose bushes to promote their growth.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French and is mostly reserved for formal writing or literature. In everyday spoken French, the Passé Composé or other past tenses are more commonly used to express past actions.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of drosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | drossai | J’ai drossé la tapisserie. | I brushed the wallpaper. |
Tu | drossas | Tu as drossé le cheval. | You brushed the horse. |
Il | drossa | Il a drossé ses cheveux. | He brushed his hair. |
Elle | drossa | Elle a drossé le chien. | She brushed the dog. |
On | drossa | On a drossé les vêtements. | One brushed the clothes. |
Nous | drossâmes | Nous avons drossé le tapis. | We brushed the carpet. |
Vous | drossâtes | Vous avez drossé les meubles. | You brushed the furniture. |
Ils | drossèrent | Ils ont drossé le parquet. | They brushed the floor. |
Elles | drossèrent | Elles ont drossé les plantes. | They (feminine) brushed the plants. |
Other Conjugations for Drosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drosser
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Drosser – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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