Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Introduction to the verb darder
The English translation of the French verb darder is “to dart” or “to shoot out.” The infinitive form is pronounced “dar-deh.”
The word darder comes from the Old French term “dard,” which refers to a dart or arrow. It is often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense for completed actions that happened before another past action.
- J’ai dardé un regard noir envers mon patron. (I darted a dark look towards my boss.)
- Elle avait dardé ses yeux vers le ciel étoilé. (She had darted her eyes towards the starry sky.)
- Nous avions dardé nos doigts vers le volant pour conduire plus vite. (We had darted our fingers towards the steering wheel to drive faster.)
In all of these examples, the verb darder is used to describe a sudden and quick movement towards something. In the Passé Antérieur tense, it emphasizes that the action was completed before another past action took place.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of darder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dardé | I had darted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dardé | You had darted |
il | il eut | Il eut dardé | He had darted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dardé | She had darted |
on | on eut | On eut dardé | One had darted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dardé | We had darted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dardé | You had darted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dardé | They had darted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dardé | They had darted |
Other Conjugations for Darder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
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Darder – 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)
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