Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Introduction to the verb dandiner
The English translation of the French verb dandiner is “to sway” or “to dangle.” It is pronounced as “dahn-dee-nay.”
The word dandiner comes from the Old French word “dendiner,” which means “to swing back and forth.” It is derived from the Latin word “dendere,” which means “to cause to shake.” Dandiner is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English.
Here are three simple examples of dandiner used in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai dandiné mes pieds en rythme avec la musique. (I swayed my feet in rhythm with the music.)
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Tu as dandiné tes hanches de manière sensuelle. (You swayed your hips sensually.)
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Il a dandiné la clé devant la serrure pour essayer de l’ouvrir. (He dangled the key in front of the lock to try to open it.)
The English translations of these sentences demonstrate the use of the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) followed by the past participle form of dandiner, which is “dandiné.” In the Passé Composé tense, dandiner is used to describe an action that was completed in the past.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dandiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dandiné | J’ai dandiné sur la musique. | I wiggled to the music. |
tu | as dandiné | Tu as dandiné en jouant. | You wiggled while playing. |
il | a dandiné | Il a dandiné sur la piste de danse. | He wiggled on the dance floor. |
elle | a dandiné | Elle a dandiné en chantant. | She wiggled while singing. |
on | a dandiné | On a dandiné en marchant. | We wiggled while walking. |
nous | avons dandiné | Nous avons dandiné toute la soirée. | We wiggled all night. |
vous | avez dandiné | Vous avez dandiné en dansant. | You wiggled while dancing. |
ils | ont dandiné | Ils ont dandiné en riant. | They wiggled while laughing. |
elles | ont dandiné | Elles ont dandiné en jouant. | They wiggled while playing. |
Other Conjugations for Dandiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
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Dandiner – 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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