Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Introduction to the verb dédicacer
The English translation of the French verb dédicacer is “to dedicate/sign” (as in a book or an object). The infinitive form is pronounced as “dey-dee-kah-say”.
The word dédicacer comes from the French word “dédicace” which means “dedication”. It is derived from the Latin word “dedicare” which also means “to dedicate”. In everyday French, dédicacer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples of dédicacer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus dédicacé le livre avant de le donner à mon ami.
English translation: I had dedicated/signed the book before giving it to my friend. -
Tu eus dédicacé la carte avant de l’envoyer à ta grand-mère.
English translation: You had dedicated/signed the card before sending it to your grandmother. -
Il eut dédicacé le tableau avant de l’accrocher au mur.
English translation: He had dedicated/signed the painting before hanging it on the wall.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dédicacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus dédicacé | J’eus dédicacé mon livre | I had signed my book |
tu | tu eus dédicacé | Tu eus dédicacé mon livre | You had signed my book |
il | il eut dédicacé | Il eut dédicacé mon livre | He had signed my book |
elle | elle eut dédicacé | Elle eut dédicacé mon livre | She had signed my book |
on | on eut dédicacé | On eut dédicacé mon livre | One had signed my book |
nous | nous eûmes dédicacé | Nous eûmes dédicacé mon livre | We had signed my book |
vous | vous eûtes dédicacé | Vous eûtes dédicacé mon livre | You had signed my book |
ils | ils eurent dédicacé | Ils eurent dédicacé mon livre | They had signed my book |
elles | elles eurent dédicacé | Elles eurent dédicacé mon livre | They had signed my book |
Other Conjugations for Dédicacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédicacer
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Dédicacer – 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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