Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Introduction to the verb doubler
The English translation of the French verb doubler is “to double.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “doob-lay.”
The word doubler comes from the Old French term “doubler,” which means “to double” or “to fold.” It originated from the Latin word “duplus,” meaning “double” or “twofold.” In everyday French, the verb doubler is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense and is used to express an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of doubler in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai doublé mes efforts pour réussir mes examens. (I doubled my efforts to pass my exams.)
- Après avoir doublé le coin, nous avons aperçu le château. (After doubling the corner, we saw the castle.)
- Ils avaient doublé leur chiffre d’affaires avant la fin de l’année. (They had doubled their turnover before the end of the year.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of doubler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus doublé | I had doubled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus doublé | You had doubled |
il | il eut | Il eut doublé | He had doubled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut doublé | She had doubled |
on | on eut | On eut doublé | One had doubled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes doublé | We had doubled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes doublé | You had doubled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent doublé | They had doubled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent doublé | They had doubled |
Other Conjugations for Doubler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doubler
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Doubler – 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)
Summary
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