Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Introduction to the verb draper
The English translation of the French verb draper is “to drape” or “to cover with drapery.” The infinitive form of draper is pronounced as “drah-pay.”
The word draper comes from the Old French word “drape” which means “cloth” or “cover.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’ai drapé la table avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I had draped the table before the guests arrived.)
- Tu avais déjà drapé les fenêtres quand je suis rentré. (You had already draped the windows when I came in.)
- Il avait drapé la statue avec un beau tissu avant que la cérémonie ne commence. (He had draped the statue with a beautiful fabric before the ceremony began.)
English translations:
- I had draped the table before the guests arrived.
- You had already draped the windows when I came in.
- He had draped the statue with a beautiful fabric before the ceremony began.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of draper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus drapé | I draped |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus drapé | You draped |
il | il eut | Il eut drapé | He draped |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut drapé | She draped |
on | on eut | On eut drapé | One draped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes drapé | We draped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes drapé | You draped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent drapé | They draped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent drapé | They draped |
Other Conjugations for Draper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
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Draper – 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)
Summary
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