Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Introduction to the verb dater
The English translation of the French verb dater is “to date.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “da-teh.”
Dater comes from the Old French word “date,” which means “a point in time.” It is derived from the Latin word “data,” which means “given.”
In everyday French, dater is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of dater in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai dâté mon article avant de le publier. (I had dated my article before publishing it.)
- Ils avaient dâté leur mariage avant de se séparer. (They had dated before separating.)
- Elle avait dâté son nouveau roman avant de le présenter à l’éditeur. (She had dated her new novel before presenting it to the publisher.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus daté | I dated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus daté | You dated |
il | il eut | Il eut daté | He dated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut daté | She dated |
on | on eut | On eut daté | One dated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes daté | We dated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes daté | You dated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent daté | They dated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent daté | They dated |
Other Conjugations for Dater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
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Dater – 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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