Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Introduction to the verb drayer
The English translation of the French verb “drayer” is “to dry”. It is pronounced as “dray-ay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of “drayer” can be traced back to the Old French word “drier” which means “to dry” or “to drain”. It shares the same Latin root as the English word “dry”, which comes from the Latin word “siccus”.
In everyday French, “drayer” is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense. It is used to express an action that took place before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’eus drayé mes cheveux avant de sortir. (I had dried my hair before going out.)
Example 2: Tu eus drayé la vaisselle avant de partir. (You had dried the dishes before leaving.)
Example 3: Il eut drayé le linge avant de le ranger. (He had dried the laundry before putting it away.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of drayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse flétri | I had withered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses flétri | You had withered |
il | il eût | Il eût flétri | He had withered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût flétri | She had withered |
on | on eût | On eût flétri | One had withered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes flétri | We had withered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes flétri | You had withered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent flétri | They had withered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent flétri | They had withered |
Other Conjugations for Drayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
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Drayer – 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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