Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Introduction to the verb dactylographier
The English translation of the French verb dactylographier is “to type” or “to typewrite”. It is pronounced as “dak-tee-loh-gra-fee-ey”. The word is derived from the Greek word “daktylos” meaning “finger” and the French word “graphie” meaning “writing”.
In everyday French, the verb dactylographier is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense that expresses actions that were completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’avais dactylographié mon rapport avant de le soumettre au directeur. (I had typed my report before submitting it to the director.)
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Elle fut ravie d’avoir dactylographié toutes les lettres à temps pour l’envoi. (She was delighted to have typed all the letters on time for the mailing.)
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Nous étions heureux d’avoir dactylographié toutes les notes avant la réunion. (We were happy to have typed all the notes before the meeting.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dactylographier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dactylographié | I had typed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dactylographié | You had typed |
il | il eut | Il eut dactylographié | He had typed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dactylographié | She had typed |
on | on eut | On eut dactylographié | One had typed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dactylographié | We had typed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dactylographié | You had typed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dactylographié | They had typed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dactylographié | They had typed |
Other Conjugations for Dactylographier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
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Dactylographier – 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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