Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Introduction to the verb adresser
The English translation of the French verb adresser is “to address” or “to direct.” The infinitive form, adresser, is pronounced “ah-dreh-say.”
The word adresser comes from the Old French term “adrecier,” meaning “to direct towards.” It is derived from the Latin word “ad,” meaning “to” and “directus,” meaning “direct.”
In everyday French, adresser is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of adresser.
Here are three simple examples of how adresser is used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai adressé mes remerciements au directeur avant de partir. (I had addressed my thanks to the director before leaving.)
- Tu as adressé une lettre à ta grand-mère hier soir. (You addressed a letter to your grandmother last night.)
- Elle a adressé la parole à son ex-petit ami lors de la fête. (She spoke to her ex-boyfriend at the party.)
In all of these examples, the action of addressing occurred before another past action.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of adresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus adressé | I addressed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus adressé | You addressed |
il | il eut | Il eut adressé | He addressed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut adressé | She addressed |
on | on eut | On eut adressé | One addressed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes adressé | We addressed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes adressé | You addressed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent adressé | They addressed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent adressé | They addressed |
Other Conjugations for Adresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adresser
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Adresser – 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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