Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Introduction to the verb dorloter
The English translation of the French verb dorloter is “to pamper” or “to cuddle”. The infinitive form, dorloter, is pronounced “dor-loh-tey”.
Dorloter comes from the French word “dorlot”, which means “to spoil” or “to indulge”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe showing excessive care and affection towards someone or something.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, dorloter is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle “dorloté”.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations, are:
- J’eus dorloté mon chien avant qu’il ne s’enfuie. (I had pampered my dog before he ran away.)
- Il eut dorloté sa petite-fille toute la journée. (He had cuddled his granddaughter all day.)
- Nous fûmes dorlotés par nos grands-parents pendant les vacances. (We had been pampered by our grandparents during the vacation.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dorloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dorloté | I had doted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dorloté | You had doted |
il | il eut | Il eut dorloté | He had doted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dorloté | She had doted |
on | on eut | On eut dorloté | One had doted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dorloté | We had doted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dorloté | You had doted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dorloté | They had doted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dorloté | They had doted |
Other Conjugations for Dorloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorloter
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Dorloter – 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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