Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Introduction to the verb duveter
The English translation of the French verb duveter is “to tuck in.” It is pronounced “doo-vuh-tey.”
The word “duveter” comes from the Latin verb “duvetare,” meaning “to cover with down feathers.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe a completed action that occurred before another past action.
Three examples of the usage of “duveter” in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’ai duveté les draps avant que mes invités arrivent. (I had tucked in the sheets before my guests arrived.)
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Tu as duveté le bébé avant de le mettre au lit. (You had tucked in the baby before putting him to bed.)
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Les parents avaient duveté leurs enfants avant de partir pour la soirée. (The parents had tucked in their children before leaving for the evening.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of duveter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse duveté | I had plucked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses duveté | You had plucked |
il | il eût | Il eût duveté | He had plucked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût duveté | She had plucked |
on | on eût | On eût duveté | One had plucked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes duveté | We had plucked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes duveté | You had plucked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent duveté | They had plucked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent duveté | They had plucked |
Other Conjugations for Duveter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
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Duveter – 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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