Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Introduction to the verb dégrosser
The English translation of the French verb dégrosser is “to rough out” or “to roughen.” It is pronounced as “day-groh-say” in its infinitive form.
The word dégrosser comes from the French word “grosser” which means “rough” or “coarse.” The prefix “dé-” adds emphasis to the action of roughening or making something coarse.
In everyday French, dégrosser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of dégrosser (dégrossé).
Here are three simple examples of dégrosser in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
- J’ai dégrossé le bois avant de le poncer. (I had roughened the wood before sanding it.)
- Elle s’était dégrossée avant de commencer à travailler. (She had roughened herself up before starting to work.)
- Nous avions dégrossé nos plans avant de lancer le projet. (We had roughened out our plans before launching the project.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dégrosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse dégrossé | J’eusse dégrossé | I had roughed out |
tu | tu eusses dégrossé | Tu eusses dégrossé | You had roughed out |
il | il eût dégrossé | Il eût dégrossé | He had roughed out |
elle | elle eût dégrossé | Elle eût dégrossé | She had roughed out |
on | on eût dégrossé | On eût dégrossé | One had roughed out |
nous | nous eûmes dégrossé | Nous eûmes dégrossé | We had roughed out |
vous | vous eûtes dégrossé | Vous eûtes dégrossé | You had roughed out |
ils | ils eurent dégrossé | Ils eurent dégrossé | They had roughed out |
elles | elles eurent dégrossé | Elles eurent dégrossé | They had roughed out |
Other Conjugations for Dégrosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrosser
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Dégrosser – 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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