Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Introduction to the verb dilapider
The English translation of the French verb dilapider is “to waste” or “to squander.” It is pronounced dee-lah-pee-day.
The word dilapider comes from the Latin word “dilapidare,” meaning “to scatter” or “to destroy.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been in use since then.
In everyday French, dilapider is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is equivalent to the English past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the imparfait tense and the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of usage of dilapider in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’avais dilapidé toutes mes économies avant de recevoir mon héritage. (I had wasted all my savings before receiving my inheritance.)
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Elle fut punie pour avoir dilapidé les fournitures de l’école. (She was punished for squandering the school supplies.)
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Nous fûmes surpris d’apprendre qu’il avait dilapidé toute sa fortune en seulement un an. (We were surprised to learn that he had squandered all his fortune in only one year.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dilapider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dilapidé | I had squandered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dilapidé | You had squandered |
il | il eût | Il eût dilapidé | He had squandered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dilapidé | She had squandered |
on | on eût | On eût dilapidé | One had squandered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dilapidé | We had squandered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dilapidé | You had squandered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dilapidé | They had squandered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dilapidé | They had squandered |
Other Conjugations for Dilapider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
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Dilapider – 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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