Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Introduction to the verb drageonner
The English translation of the French verb drageonner is “to sprout” or “to bud.” It is pronounced as “dra-zhuh-nay.”
The verb drageonner comes from the French noun “drageon,” meaning “shoot” or “sprout.” It is derived from the Old French word “dragone,” which comes from the Latin word “draco,” meaning “dragon” or “serpent.” In everyday French, the verb drageonner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
- J’ai planté les graines et elles ont drageonné dans la semaine suivante. (I planted the seeds and they sprouted the following week.)
- Elle avait arrosé les plantes régulièrement, c’est pourquoi elles avaient drageonné rapidement. (She had watered the plants regularly, that’s why they had sprouted quickly.)
- Quand ils ont vu les fleurs drageonner, ils ont su qu’ils avaient réussi leur jardinage. (When they saw the flowers sprouting, they knew they had succeeded in their gardening.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of drageonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dragéonné | I had propagated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dragéonné | You had propagated |
il | il eut | Il eut dragéonné | He had propagated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dragéonné | She had propagated |
on | on eut | On eut dragéonné | One had propagated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dragéonné | We had propagated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dragéonné | You had propagated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dragéonné | They had propagated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dragéonné | They had propagated |
Other Conjugations for Drageonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
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Drageonner – 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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