Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Introduction to the verb driver
The English translation of the French verb “driver” is “to drive.” The infinitive form is pronounced “dree-vay.”
The word “driver” comes from the Old French verb “drevier,” meaning “to lead or guide.” In everyday French, “driver” is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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Ils eurent conduit la voiture jusqu’à la ville avant que la pluie ne commence. (They had driven the car to the city before the rain started.)
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J’eus fini mon travail avant de partir en vacances. (I had finished my work before leaving on vacation.)
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Elle eut déménagé avant que le nouveau locataire n’arrive. (She had moved out before the new tenant arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of driver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse conduit | I had driven |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses conduit | You had driven |
il | il eût | Il eût conduit | He had driven |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût conduit | She had driven |
on | on eût | On eût conduit | One had driven |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes conduit | We had driven |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes conduit | You had driven |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent conduit | They had driven |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent conduit | They had driven |
Other Conjugations for Driver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
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Driver – 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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