Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Introduction to the verb adouber
The English translation of the French verb adouber is “to dub” or “to knight.” It is pronounced as “ah-doo-bay.”
The origin of adouber can be traced back to the Old French word “adube,” meaning “dubbing” or “knighthood.” It comes from the Latin word “ad” (to) and “dubium” (doubt), which refers to the moment of hesitation before a knight was dubbed.
In everyday French, adouber is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of adouber used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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Louis XV adouba le chevalier en 1760. (Louis XV dubbed the knight in 1760.)
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Les parents adoubèrent leur fils aîné avant son départ pour la guerre. (The parents knighted their eldest son before he left for war.)
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Après avoir prouvé sa bravoure sur le champ de bataille, le soldat fut adoubé par le roi. (After proving his bravery on the battlefield, the soldier was dubbed by the king.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of adouber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus adoubé | I had knighted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus adoubé | You had knighted |
il | il eut | Il eut adoubé | He had knighted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut adoubé | She had knighted |
on | on eut | On eut adoubé | One had knighted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes adoubé | We had knighted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes adoubé | You had knighted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent adoubé | They had knighted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent adoubé | They had knighted |
Other Conjugations for Adouber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
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Adouber – 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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