Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Introduction to the verb disposer
The English translation of the French verb disposer is “to arrange” or “to dispose.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “dee-spoh-zay.”
The word “disposer” comes from the Latin word “disponere,” meaning “to set apart” or “to arrange.” It entered French through Old French in the 12th century.
In everyday French, disposer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of disposer used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’eus disposé les meubles avant que mes amis n’arrivent. (I had arranged the furniture before my friends arrived.)
- Tu eus disposé les fleurs dans un joli vase pour le dîner. (You had arranged the flowers in a beautiful vase for dinner.)
- Ils eurent disposé toutes les affaires avant de partir en vacances. (They had disposed of all their belongings before leaving for vacation.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of disposer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus disposé | I had disposed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus disposé | You had disposed |
il | il eut | Il eut disposé | He had disposed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut disposé | She had disposed |
on | on eut | On eut disposé | One had disposed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes disposé | We had disposed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes disposé | You had disposed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent disposé | They had disposed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent disposé | They had disposed |
Other Conjugations for Disposer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disposer
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Disposer – 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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