Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Introduction to the verb draguer
The English translation of the French verb draguer is “to flirt” or “to hit on.” It is pronounced as “druh-guh-eh.”
The word draguer comes from the French noun drague, which means “dredge” or “dragnet.” In everyday French, draguer is most often used to refer to the act of flirting or trying to pick up someone romantically or sexually. In the Passé Antérieur tense, it is used to describe actions that were completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Nous avions dragué au bar avant d’aller au cinéma. (We had flirted at the bar before going to the movies.)
- Tu avais dragué cette fille pendant des heures avant qu’elle ne te donne son numéro. (You had hit on that girl for hours before she gave you her number.)
- Ils avaient dragué toutes les filles de la soirée avant de trouver une personne qui leur plaisait. (They had flirted with all the girls at the party before finding someone they liked.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of draguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dragué | I had flirted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dragué | You had flirted |
il | il eût | Il eût dragué | He had flirted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dragué | She had flirted |
on | on eût | On eût dragué | One had flirted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dragué | We had flirted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dragué | You had flirted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dragué | They had flirted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dragué | They had flirted |
Other Conjugations for Draguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
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Draguer – 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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