Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Introduction to the verb dépasser
The English translation of the French verb dépasser is “to exceed” or “to surpass.” It is pronounced as “day-pa-say.”
Dépasser comes from the Old French word “despasser,” which is derived from the Latin word “dispassare,” meaning “to go beyond.” It is most often used in everyday French to indicate going beyond a limit, boundary, or expectation.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, dépasser is used to indicate an action that was completed before another past action. It is often used in formal or written language, rather than in spoken conversation.
Examples:
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J’ai dépassé mes limites en travaillant jusqu’à minuit hier soir. (I exceeded my limits by working until midnight last night.)
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Les ventes ont dépassé nos prévisions pour le trimestre dernier. (Sales surpassed our expectations for last quarter.)
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Nous avions déjà dépassé le panneau indiquant la ville avant de réaliser que nous étions perdus. (We had already passed the sign indicating the city before realizing we were lost.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dépasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dépassé | I had surpassed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dépassé | You had surpassed |
il | il eût | Il eût dépassé | He had surpassed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dépassé | She had surpassed |
on | on eût | On eût dépassé | One had surpassed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dépassé | We had surpassed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dépassé | You had surpassed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dépassé | They had surpassed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dépassé | They had surpassed |
Other Conjugations for Dépasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépasser
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Dépasser – 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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