Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Introduction to the verb dicter
The English translation of the French verb dicter is “to dictate.” It is pronounced “deek-teh” in its infinitive form.
Dicter comes from the Latin word “dictare,” which means “to dictate” or “to say repeatedly.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Examples:
- J’ai dicté mes dernières volontés avant de mourir. (I dictated my last wishes before dying.)
- Après avoir terminé le livre, l’auteur a dicté son prochain roman à son secrétaire. (After finishing the book, the author dictated his next novel to his secretary.)
- Les élèves ont dicté leur devoir à la maîtresse pendant qu’elle écrivait au tableau. (The students dictated their homework to the teacher while she wrote on the board.)
In all of these examples, the action of dictating took place before another past action (mourir, terminé, écrivait).
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dicter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dicté | I had dictated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dicté | You had dictated |
il | il eût | Il eût dicté | He had dictated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dicté | She had dictated |
on | on eût | On eût dicté | One had dictated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dicté | We had dictated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dicté | You had dictated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dicté | They had dictated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dicté | They had dictated |
Other Conjugations for Dicter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dicter
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Dicter – 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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