Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Introduction to the verb dessécher
The English translation of the French verb dessécher is “to dry up” or “to wither.” It is pronounced “deh-seh-shay.”
The word dessécher comes from the Latin word “desiccare” meaning “to dry up.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais desséché les plantes avant qu’il ne pleuve. (I had dried up the plants before it rained.)
Example 2: Elle avait desséché les larmes qui avaient coulé sur son visage. (She had dried up the tears that had fallen on her face.)
Example 3: Nous avions desséché le lac en utilisant trop d’eau pour l’irrigation. (We had dried up the lake by using too much water for irrigation.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dessécher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse desséché | I had dried up |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses desséché | You had dried up |
il | il eût | Il eût desséché | He had dried up |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût desséché | She had dried up |
on | on eût | On eût desséché | One had dried up |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes desséché | We had dried up |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes desséché | You had dried up |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent desséché | They had dried up |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent desséché | They had dried up |
Other Conjugations for Dessécher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessécher
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Dessécher – 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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