Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Introduction to the verb dessouler
The English translation of the French verb dessouler is “to sober up.” The infinitive form of dessouler is pronounced like “deh-sool-ay.”
The word dessouler comes from the combination of the prefix “de-” (indicating removal or reversal) and the verb “souler” meaning “to get drunk.” Therefore, dessouler literally translates to “to undo one’s drunkenness.”
In everyday French, dessouler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples:
- Quand il eut dessoulé, il se rappela ce qu’il avait fait la nuit dernière. (When he sobered up, he remembered what he had done last night.)
- Après avoir dessoulé, elle réalisa qu’elle avait perdu son porte-monnaie. (After sobering up, she realized she had lost her wallet.)
- Une fois que nous eûmes dessoulé, nous avons décidé de rentrer chez nous. (Once we sobered up, we decided to go home.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dessouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dessoulé | I had sobered up |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dessoulé | You had sobered up |
il | il eût | Il eût dessoulé | He had sobered up |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dessoulé | She had sobered up |
on | on eût | On eût dessoulé | One had sobered up |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dessoulé | We had sobered up |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dessoulé | You had sobered up |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dessoulé | They had sobered up |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dessoulé | They had sobered up |
Other Conjugations for Dessouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessouler
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Dessouler – 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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