Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Introduction to the verb diriger
The English translation of the French verb diriger is “to direct” or “to lead”. Its infinitive form is pronounced as “dee-ree-zhay”.
Diriger is derived from the Latin word “dirigere”, which means “to direct” or “to guide”. In everyday French, it is most often used as a transitive verb, meaning that it requires a direct object. It is commonly used in business or organizational contexts to refer to directing or leading a team, project, or company.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense in French, diriger is conjugated as follows:
- J’eus dirigé (I had directed)
- Tu eus dirigé (You had directed)
- Il/elle eut dirigé (He/she had directed)
- Nous eûmes dirigé (We had directed)
- Vous eûtes dirigé (You had directed)
- Ils/elles eurent dirigé (They had directed)
Here are three simple examples of diriger in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus dirigé cette entreprise pendant dix ans. (I had directed this company for ten years.)
- Tu eus dirigé le projet avec beaucoup d’efficacité. (You had directed the project with great efficiency.)
- Elle eut dirigé toute l’équipe vers le succès. (She had directed the entire team towards success.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of diriger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dirigé | I had directed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dirigé | You had directed |
il | il eut | Il eut dirigé | He had directed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dirigé | She had directed |
on | on eut | On eut dirigé | One had directed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dirigé | We had directed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dirigé | You had directed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dirigé | They had directed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dirigé | They had directed |
Other Conjugations for Diriger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diriger
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Diriger – 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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