Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Introduction to the verb dresser
The English translation of the French verb dresser is “to dress” or “to train.” The infinitive form of dresser is pronounced “dreh-say.”
The word dresser comes from the Old French word “drecier,” meaning “to arrange” or “to set up.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense and is used to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of using dresser in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai dressé la table avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I had set the table before the guests arrived.)
- Elle avait dressé son chien pour qu’il puisse participer au concours. (She had trained her dog so he could participate in the competition.)
- Nous avions dressé notre tente avant la tombée de la nuit. (We had set up our tent before nightfall.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dressé | I had trained |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dressé | You had trained |
il | il eut | Il eut dressé | He had trained |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dressé | She had trained |
on | on eut | On eut dressé | One had trained |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dressé | We had trained |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dressé | You had trained |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dressé | They had trained |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dressé | They had trained |
Other Conjugations for Dresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dresser
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Dresser – 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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