Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Introduction to the verb driller
The English translation of the French verb driller is “to drill.” It is pronounced “dree-yay.”
The language origin of driller comes from the Old French word “drillier,” which means “to bore” or “to pierce.” In modern French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is equivalent to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples of driller used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai drillé le mur avant que tu n’arrives. (I had drilled the wall before you arrived.)
- Ils avaient drillé le sol pour installer les poteaux. (They had drilled the ground to install the poles.)
- Elle fut surprise de voir qu’il avait drillé les portes sans sa permission. (She was surprised to see that he had drilled the doors without her permission.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of driller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse drillé | I had drilled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses drillé | You had drilled |
il | il eût | Il eût drillé | He had drilled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût drillé | She had drilled |
on | on eût | On eût drillé | One had drilled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes drillé | We had drilled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes drillé | You had drilled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent drillé | They had drilled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent drillé | They had drilled |
Other Conjugations for Driller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
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Driller – 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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