Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) 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.” It is pronounced as “dreh-say” in the infinitive form.
The word “dresser” comes from the Old French word “drecier” which means “to set straight” or “to make right.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a verb tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Je suis contente que tu aies dressé ton chien. (I am happy that you trained your dog.)
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Il est important que nous ayons dressé notre équipe avant le match. (It is important that we had trained our team before the match.)
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J’espère qu’elle ait dressé une belle table pour le dîner. (I hope she had set a beautiful table for dinner.)
English translations:
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I am happy that you trained your dog.
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It is important that we had trained our team before the match.
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I hope she had set a beautiful table for dinner.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dressé | Je veux que j’aie dressé la table. | I want to have set the table. |
tu | aies dressé | Il est possible que tu aies dressé la liste. | It’s possible you made the list. |
il | ait dressé | Il est important qu’il ait dressé le chien. | It’s important he trained the dog. |
elle | ait dressé | Elle doute qu’elle ait dressé le cheval. | She doubts she trained the horse. |
on | ait dressé | On préfère qu’on ait dressé le plan. | We prefer to have set up the plan. |
nous | ayons dressé | Nous espérons que nous ayons dressé le lit. | We hope we made the bed. |
vous | ayez dressé | Il faut que vous ayez dressé vos enfants. | You must have taught your children. |
ils | aient dressé | Ils croient qu’ils aient dressé leur fils. | They believe they raised their son. |
elles | aient dressé | Elles veulent qu’elles aient dressé les chiens. | They want to have trained the dogs. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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