Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Introduction to the verb douer
The English translation of the French verb “douer” is “endow” or “gift.” It is pronounced as “doo-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word “douer” comes from the Old French word “douer,” which means “to endow” or “to equip.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of “douer” used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai doué ma fille de tous mes biens avant de mourir. (I had endowed my daughter with all my possessions before dying.)
- Tu avais doué ton ami d’un grand talent pour le dessin. (You had gifted your friend with a great talent for drawing.)
- Il avait doué son fils d’une grande intelligence, mais il ne l’avait pas encouragé à l’utiliser. (He had endowed his son with great intelligence, but he had not encouraged him to use it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of douer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus doué | I endowed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus doué | You endowed |
il | il eut | Il eut doué | He endowed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut doué | She endowed |
on | on eut | On eut doué | One endowed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes doué | We endowed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes doué | You endowed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent doué | They endowed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent doué | They endowed |
Other Conjugations for Douer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
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Douer – 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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