Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Introduction to the verb divaguer
The English translation of the French verb divaguer is “to ramble” or “to wander aimlessly.” It is pronounced as “dee-vah-guh-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word divaguer comes from the Latin word “divagari,” which means “to wander.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who is talking or thinking in a disorganized or unfocused manner.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, divaguer is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- J’eus divagué pendant des heures avant de me décider à rentrer chez moi. (I had rambled for hours before deciding to go home.)
- Tu eus divagué tout le long du chemin sans jamais vraiment m’écouter. (You had rambled the whole way without really listening to me.)
- Il eut divagué sur ses souvenirs d’enfance avant de se rappeler qu’il devait se rendre au rendez-vous. (He had rambled about his childhood memories before remembering that he had to go to the meeting.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of divaguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse divagué | I had rambled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses divagué | You had rambled |
il | il eût | Il eût divagué | He had rambled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût divagué | She had rambled |
on | on eût | On eût divagué | One had rambled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes divagué | We had rambled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes divagué | You had rambled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent divagué | They had rambled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent divagué | They had rambled |
Other Conjugations for Divaguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
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Divaguer – 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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