Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Introduction to the verb daguer
The English translation of the French verb daguer is “to photograph”. It is pronounced as “da-guh”.
The origin of the word daguer can be traced back to the French inventor and photographer Louis Daguerre, who is credited with inventing the first practical method of photography in the 19th century. The verb daguer was derived from his last name and came to mean “to photograph” in French.
In everyday French, the verb daguer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by conjugating 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 its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus dagué cette belle vue avant qu’elle ne disparaisse. (I had photographed this beautiful view before it disappeared.)
- Tu eus dagué le groupe de musique avant qu’ils ne se séparent. (You had photographed the music band before they split up.)
- Il eut dagué le coucher de soleil avant de rentrer à la maison. (He had photographed the sunset before going back home.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of daguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dagué | I had daguer |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dagué | You had daguer |
il | il eût | Il eût dagué | He had daguer |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dagué | She had daguer |
on | on eût | On eût dagué | One had daguer |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dagué | We had daguer |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dagué | You had daguer |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dagué | They had daguer |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dagué | They had daguer |
Other Conjugations for Daguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
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Daguer – 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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