Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Introduction to the verb doper
The English translation of the French verb doper is “to dope.” It is pronounced as “doh-peh” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word “doper” can be traced back to the Middle French word “dope,” which means “silly” or “foolish.” It was then used in English as a slang term for a stupefying drug, and eventually evolved to mean enhancing performance through illegal substances in sports.
In everyday French, doper is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Some examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’avais dopé mon cheval avant la course. (I had doped my horse before the race.)
- Elle s’était dopée avec des substances interdites pour gagner la compétition. (She had doped herself with banned substances to win the competition.)
- Les coureurs avaient été disqualifiés après avoir été pris à se doper. (The runners had been disqualified after being caught doping.)
In these examples, doper is used to describe the illegal act of enhancing performance through the use of drugs, and the Passé Antérieur tense is used to indicate that this action occurred before a specific past event.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of doper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dopé | I had doped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dopé | You had doped |
il | il eût | Il eût dopé | He had doped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dopé | She had doped |
on | on eût | On eût dopé | One had doped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dopé | We had doped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dopé | You had doped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dopé | They had doped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dopé | They had doped |
Other Conjugations for Doper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
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Doper – 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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