Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Introduction to the verb doter
The English translation of the French verb doter is “to equip” or “to endow.” The infinitive form is pronounced “do-tay.”
The word doter comes from the Latin word “dotare,” meaning “to give.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, the verb doter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is equivalent to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of the verb doter in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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Ils avaient doté l’école d’un nouveau laboratoire avant que le nouveau directeur n’arrive. (They had equipped the school with a new laboratory before the new principal arrived.)
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Elle avait doté ses enfants de tous les outils nécessaires pour réussir dans la vie. (She had endowed her children with all the necessary tools to succeed in life.)
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Les investisseurs avaient doté l’entreprise de fonds supplémentaires pour financer son expansion. (The investors had endowed the company with additional funds to finance its expansion.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of doter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse doté | I had endowed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses doté | You had endowed |
il | il eût | Il eût doté | He had endowed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût doté | She had endowed |
on | on eût | On eût doté | One had endowed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes doté | We had endowed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes doté | You had endowed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent doté | They had endowed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent doté | They had endowed |
Other Conjugations for Doter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doter
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Doter – 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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