Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Introduction to the verb dominer
The English translation of the French verb dominer is “to dominate” or “to control.” The infinitive form of dominer is pronounced as “do-mee-nay.”
The language origin of dominer can be traced back to the Latin word “dominare,” which means “to dominate” or “to rule.” It was later incorporated into the French language, where it maintains a similar meaning of exerting power or control over something or someone.
In everyday French, dominer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe an action that was completed before another past action. This tense 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 using dominer in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais dominé le match avant que mon adversaire ait abandonné. (I had dominated the match before my opponent gave up.)
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L’empereur avait dominé le pays pendant des années avant d’être renversé. (The emperor had ruled the country for years before being overthrown.)
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Ils étaient arrivés en tête du classement parce qu’ils avaient dominé leurs concurrents dans tous les jeux. (They had taken the lead in the rankings because they had dominated their opponents in every game.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dominer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dominé | I had dominated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dominé | You had dominated |
il | il eut | Il eut dominé | He had dominated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dominé | She had dominated |
on | on eut | On eut dominé | One had dominated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dominé | We had dominated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dominé | You had dominated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dominé | They had dominated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dominé | They had dominated |
Other Conjugations for Dominer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dominer
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Dominer – 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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