Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Introduction to the verb aduler
The English translation of the French verb aduler is “to flatter” or “to praise excessively.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ah-doo-lay.”
The word aduler comes from the Latin verb “adhulare,” meaning “to flatter” or “to fawn upon.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used since then in its modern form.
In everyday French, aduler is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe a past action of flattering or praising someone excessively. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle of aduler, which is ” adulé.”
Three examples of aduler in the Passé Composé tense are:
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J’ai adulé mon patron pour obtenir une promotion. (I flattered my boss to get a promotion.)
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Il a adulé sa petite amie pour la convaincre de lui pardonner. (He praised his girlfriend excessively to convince her to forgive him.)
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Nous avons adulé notre hôte pour lui montrer notre gratitude. (We flattered our host excessively to show our gratitude.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of aduler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai adulé | J’ai adulé mon patron. | I adored my boss. |
tu | as adulé | Tu as adulé ta célébrité préférée. | You adored your favorite celebrity. |
il | a adulé | Il a adulé sa femme. | He adored his wife. |
elle | a adulé | Elle a adulé son mari. | She adored her husband. |
on | a adulé | On a adulé le nouveau film. | We adored the new movie. |
nous | avons adulé | Nous avons adulé notre chef de file. | We adored our leader. |
vous | avez adulé | Vous avez adulé votre nouveau voisin. | You adored your new neighbor. |
ils | ont adulé | Ils ont adulé leur équipe préférée. | They adored their favorite team. |
elles | ont adulé | Elles ont adulé leur professeur. | They adored their teacher. |
Other Conjugations for Aduler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aduler
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Aduler – 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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