Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Introduction to the verb dater
The English translation of the French verb dater is “to date.” It is pronounced “date-AY.”
Dater comes from the Latin word “datum,” meaning “to give,” and was originally used in French to refer to the act of giving a date or time. Over time, it evolved to also mean the act of writing the date on a document or object.
In everyday French, dater is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate that an action was completed at a specific point in the past. It is usually paired with a time indicator, such as a specific date or time period.
Three simple examples of dater in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai daté mon contrat le 15 mai. (I dated my contract on May 15th.)
- Nous avons daté notre relation de l’été dernier. (We dated our relationship from last summer.)
- Ils ont daté ces ruines de l’époque romaine. (They dated these ruins back to the Roman era.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai daté | J’ai daté mon journal. | I dated my journal. |
tu | as daté | Tu as daté ta lettre. | You dated your letter. |
il | a daté | Il a daté le document. | He dated the document. |
elle | a daté | Elle a daté le contrat. | She dated the contract. |
on | a daté | On a daté le calendrier. | We dated the calendar. |
nous | avons daté | Nous avons daté le rapport. | We dated the report. |
vous | avez daté | Vous avez daté le cheque. | You dated the check. |
ils | ont daté | Ils ont daté la photo. | They dated the photo. |
elles | ont daté | Elles ont daté le courrier. | They dated the mail. |
Other Conjugations for Dater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
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Dater – 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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