Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Introduction to the verb danser
The English translation of the French verb danser is “to dance.” It is pronounced “dahn-say.”
The word danser comes from the Old French word “dancier,” which is derived from the Latin word “discare,” meaning “to move in a circle or to stamp.” It is most often used in everyday French as a regular -er verb, meaning to dance or to move rhythmically to music.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past, danser is conjugated as “j’eus dansé” for the first person singular, “tu eus dansé” for the second person singular, “il/elle eut dansé” for the third person singular, “nous eûmes dansé” for the first person plural, “vous eûtes dansé” for the second person plural, and “ils/elles eurent dansé” for the third person plural.
Three simple examples of danser in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus dansé toute la nuit avant de rentrer chez moi. (I had danced all night before going home.)
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Tu eus dansé avec tant de grâce que tout le monde t’admirait. (You had danced with such grace that everyone was admiring you.)
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Ils eurent dansé jusqu’à l’aube avant de s’arrêter. (They had danced until dawn before stopping.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of danser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dansé | I had danced |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dansé | You had danced |
il | il eût | Il eût dansé | He had danced |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dansé | She had danced |
on | on eût | On eût dansé | One had danced |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dansé | We had danced |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dansé | You had danced |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dansé | They had danced |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dansé | They had danced |
Other Conjugations for Danser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb danser
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Danser – 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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