Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Introduction to the verb dauber
The English translation of the French verb dauber is “to smear” or “to daub.” It is pronounced as “doh-bay” in its infinitive form.
Dauber derives from the Old French word “dauber,” meaning “to plaster or whitewash.” It has its roots in the Latin word “dealbare,” meaning “to whiten.” In everyday French, dauber is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of dauber used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus daubé le mur avant que tu n’arrives. (I had smeared the wall before you arrived.)
- Elle eut daubé ses mains avec de la peinture. (She had daubed her hands with paint.)
- Les enfants eurent daubé leur visage avec de la boue. (The children had smeared their faces with mud.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dauber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse daubé | I had daubed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses daubé | You had daubed |
il | il eût | Il eût daubé | He had daubed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût daubé | She had daubed |
on | on eût | On eût daubé | One had daubed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes daubé | We had daubed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes daubé | You had daubed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent daubé | They had daubed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent daubé | They had daubed |
Other Conjugations for Dauber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
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Dauber – 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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