Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Introduction to the verb digresser
The English translation of the French verb digresser is “to digress.” It is pronounced as “dee-gre-sey” in its infinitive form.
The word digresser comes from the Latin word “digressus,” which means “to step aside.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and is derived from the verb “digresser,” meaning “to deviate from the main subject.”
In everyday French, digresser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of digresser in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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J’eus digressé avant de reprendre le fil de mon discours.
(I had digressed before picking up the thread of my speech.) -
Tu eus digressé pendant des heures sans me laisser parler.
(You had digressed for hours without letting me speak.) -
Il eut digressé plusieurs fois avant de conclure son exposé.
(He had digressed several times before concluding his presentation.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of digresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse digressé | I had digressed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses digressé | You had digressed |
il | il eût | Il eût digressé | He had digressed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût digressé | She had digressed |
on | on eût | On eût digressé | One had digressed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes digressé | We had digressed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes digressé | You had digressed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent digressé | They had digressed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent digressé | They had digressed |
Other Conjugations for Digresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb digresser
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Digresser – 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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