Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Introduction to the verb dilater
The English translation of the French verb dilater is “to dilate.” It is pronounced “dee-lah-tay” in the infinitive form.
The word “dilater” comes from the Latin verb “dilatare” meaning “to spread out.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the passé composé (present perfect) tense to talk about actions that were completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai dilaté mes pupilles avec des gouttes. (I dilated my pupils with drops.)
- Le médecin a dilaté mes vaisseaux sanguins pour mieux voir les artères. (The doctor dilated my blood vessels to better see the arteries.)
- Elle a dilaté son imagination pour trouver une solution au problème. (She expanded her imagination to find a solution to the problem.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dilater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dilaté | J’ai dilaté mes pupilles. | I dilated my pupils. |
tu | as dilaté | Tu as dilaté les vaisseaux. | You dilated the vessels. |
il | a dilaté | Il a dilaté son estomac. | He dilated his stomach. |
elle | a dilaté | Elle a dilaté ses veines. | She dilated her veins. |
on | a dilaté | On a dilaté nos poumons. | We dilated our lungs. |
nous | avons dilaté | Nous avons dilaté nos pupilles. | We dilated our pupils. |
vous | avez dilaté | Vous avez dilaté votre œil. | You dilated your eye. |
ils | ont dilaté | Ils ont dilaté leurs narines. | They dilated their nostrils. |
elles | ont dilaté | Elles ont dilaté leurs artères. | They dilated their arteries. |
Other Conjugations for Dilater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
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Dilater – 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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