Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Introduction to the verb dessaouler
The English translation of the French verb dessaouler is “to sober up.” The infinitive form is pronounced “deh-sow-leh.”
The word dessaouler is derived from the French word “saouler,” meaning “to make drunk.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe past actions that occurred before another past action.
Some examples of dessaouler in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Quand il eut bu tout le champagne, il se dessaoula rapidement. (When he had drunk all the champagne, he sobered up quickly.)
- Après avoir dormi toute la nuit, elle se dessaoula enfin. (After sleeping all night, she finally sobered up.)
- Dès qu’ils eurent mangé quelque chose, ils se dessaoulèrent et purent rentrer chez eux. (As soon as they had eaten something, they sobered up and were able to go home.)
In these examples, the Passé Antérieur tense is used to indicate that the action of sobering up occurred before the other past actions of drinking, sleeping, and eating.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dessaouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus désaoulé | I had sobered up |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus désaoulé | You had sobered up |
il | il eut | Il eut désaoulé | He had sobered up |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut désaoulé | She had sobered up |
on | on eut | On eut désaoulé | One had sobered up |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes désaoulé | We had sobered up |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes désaoulé | You had sobered up |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent désaoulé | They had sobered up |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent désaoulé | They had sobered up |
Other Conjugations for Dessaouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessaouler
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Dessaouler – 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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