Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Introduction to the verb dropper
The English translation of the French verb dropper is “to drop” or “to let fall.” It is pronounced “droh-pay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of dropper can be traced back to the Latin verb “deponere,” meaning “to put down” or “to lay aside.” This evolved into the Old French verb “droper,” which eventually became “dropper” in modern French.
In everyday French, dropper is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe events that happened before another event in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of dropper in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’eus droppé mon téléphone avant de partir. (I had dropped my phone before leaving.)
- Tu eus droppé la balle et l’équipe adverse a marqué un point. (You had dropped the ball and the opposing team scored a point.)
- Ils eurent droppé leur valise à l’hôtel avant d’aller visiter la ville. (They had dropped their suitcase at the hotel before going to visit the city.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dropper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse droppé | I had dropped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses droppé | You had dropped |
il | il eût | Il eût droppé | He had dropped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût droppé | She had dropped |
on | on eût | On eût droppé | One had dropped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes droppé | We had dropped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes droppé | You had dropped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent droppé | They had dropped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent droppé | They had dropped |
Other Conjugations for Dropper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dropper
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Dropper – 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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