Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Introduction to the verb doigter
The English translation of the French verb doigter is “to finger”. It is pronounced as “dwah-tee-yeh” in its infinitive form.
Doigter comes from the Old French word “doigt” meaning “finger”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to using one’s fingers, particularly in a sexual context. However, it can also be used in a non-sexual way to describe using one’s fingers to do something, such as typing on a keyboard.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, doigter is conjugated as “j’eus doigté, tu eus doigté, il/elle eut doigté, nous eûmes doigté, vous eûtes doigté, ils/elles eurent doigté”. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of doigter in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’eus doigté le bouton pour ouvrir la porte avant de rentrer chez moi. (I fingered the button to open the door before going inside.)
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Tu eus doigté la guitare avant de jouer une chanson. (You fingered the guitar before playing a song.)
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Ils eurent doigté les clés pour trouver celle qui ouvrait la voiture. (They fingered the keys to find the one that unlocked the car.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of doigter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse doigté | I had fingered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses doigté | You had fingered |
il | il eût | Il eût doigté | He had fingered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût doigté | She had fingered |
on | on eût | On eût doigté | One had fingered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes doigté | We had fingered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes doigté | You had fingered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent doigté | They had fingered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent doigté | They had fingered |
Other Conjugations for Doigter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doigter
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Doigter – 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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