Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Introduction to the verb dauber
The English translation of the French verb dauber is “to smear” or “to daub.” It is pronounced as /do-bey/ in its infinitive form.
Dauber comes from the Old French word “dobe” meaning “lump” or “clod of earth.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of spreading or smearing something onto a surface.
In the Passé Composé tense, dauber is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “daubé.” Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations, are:
- J’ai daubé la peinture sur le mur. (I smeared the paint on the wall.)
- Tu as daubé du beurre sur ton pain. (You spread butter on your bread.)
- Ils ont daubé de la boue sur leurs vêtements. (They smeared mud on their clothes.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dauber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai daubé | J’ai daubé le mur. | I painted the wall. |
tu | as daubé | Tu as daubé le sol. | You painted the floor. |
il | a daubé | Il a daubé la chaise. | He painted the chair. |
elle | a daubé | Elle a daubé la table. | She painted the table. |
on | a daubé | On a daubé le plafond. | We painted the ceiling. |
nous | avons daubé | Nous avons daubé la façade. | We painted the facade. |
vous | avez daubé | Vous avez daubé le portail. | You painted the gate. |
ils | ont daubé | Ils ont daubé la clôture. | They painted the fence. |
elles | ont daubé | Elles ont daubé la porte. | They painted the door. |
Other Conjugations for Dauber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
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Dauber – 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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