Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Introduction to the verb adouber
The English translation of the French verb adouber is “to dub” or “to knight.” It is pronounced as “a-doo-bay” in its infinitive form.
The word adouber comes from the Old French word “adobier,” which means “to dress” or “to equip.” It originated from the Latin word “ad-debere,” which translates to “to owe a debt” or “to make someone owe a debt.”
In everyday French, adouber is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about an action that has been completed in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai été adoubé par le roi l’année dernière. (I was dubbed by the king last year.)
- Elle a adoubé son fils chevalier lors d’une cérémonie spéciale. (She dubbed her son a knight during a special ceremony.)
- Les nouveaux membres ont été adoubés par les anciens lors de l’assemblée générale. (The new members were dubbed by the old ones during the general assembly.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of adouber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai adoubé | J’ai adoubé mon petit-fils. | I knighted my grandson. |
tu | as adoubé | Tu as adoubé ton ami. | You knighted your friend. |
il | a adoubé | Il a adoubé le chevalier. | He knighted the knight. |
elle | a adoubé | Elle a adoubé la reine. | She knighted the queen. |
on | a adoubé | On a adoubé l’armée. | We knighted the army. |
nous | avons adoubé | Nous avons adoubé notre étendard. | We knighted our banner. |
vous | avez adoubé | Vous avez adoubé la princesse. | You knighted the princess. |
ils | ont adoubé | Ils ont adoubé les membres de l’ordre. | They knighted the members of the order. |
elles | ont adoubé | Elles ont adoubé les nouveaux chevaliers. | They knighted the new knights. |
Other Conjugations for Adouber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adouber
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Adouber – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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