Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Introduction to the verb daller
The English translation of the French verb daller is “to go.” It is pronounced “dah-leh” in its infinitive form.
Daller comes from the Latin word “dare,” meaning “to give.” It entered the French language in the 9th century as a noun meaning “gift,” and later developed into a verb with the meaning “to go.”
In everyday French, daller is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate a completed action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “être” or “avoir” in the present tense, followed by the past participle “allé.”
Example 1: J’ai dallé à la plage hier. (I went to the beach yesterday.)
Example 2: Nous sommes allés à Paris l’été dernier. (We went to Paris last summer.)
Example 3: Elle a dû aller chez le médecin. (She had to go to the doctor.)
In these examples, daller is used to describe a specific action that took place in the past and is now completed. It can also be used to express the idea of “having gone” or “having been” somewhere.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of daller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | suis allé(e) | Je suis allé(e) au parc. | I went to the park. |
tu | es allé(e) | Tu es allé(e) à la plage. | You went to the beach. |
il | est allé | Il est allé au restaurant. | He went to the restaurant. |
elle | est allée | Elle est allée à la bibliothèque. | She went to the library. |
on | est allé(s) | On est allé(s) au musée. | We went to the museum. |
nous | sommes allé(e)s | Nous sommes allé(e)s au cinéma. | We went to the cinema. |
vous | êtes allé(e)(s) | Vous êtes allé(e)(s) à la fête. | You went to the party. |
ils | sont allés | Ils sont allés en vacances. | They went on vacation. |
elles | sont allées | Elles sont allées au concert. | They went to the concert. |
Other Conjugations for Daller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daller
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Daller – 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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