Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Introduction to the verb dompter
The English translation of the French verb dompter is “to tame” or “to subdue.” It is pronounced as “dohm-teh.”
The word dompter comes from the Old French term “dompter,” which means “to tame” or “to subdue.” It evolved from the Latin word “domitare,” which also means “to tame” or “to subdue.”
In everyday French, the verb dompter is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to indicate an action that was completed in the past. In this tense, it is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “dompté.”
Here are three simple examples of dompter in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai dompté un lion dans le cirque. (I tamed a lion in the circus.)
- Il a réussi à dompter sa peur et à sauter en parachute. (He managed to overcome his fear and jump out of a plane.)
- Nous avons finalement dompté la langue française après des années d’étude. (We finally mastered the French language after years of studying.)
In these examples, the verb dompter is used to indicate an action that was completed in the past. It also conveys a sense of control or mastery over something, whether it be a physical object (like a lion), a fear or emotion, or a skill or language.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dompter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dompté | J’ai dompté le tigre. | I tamed the tiger. |
tu | as dompté | Tu as dompté le cheval. | You tamed the horse. |
il | a dompté | Il a dompté le lion. | He tamed the lion. |
elle | a dompté | Elle a dompté l’éléphant. | She tamed the elephant. |
on | a dompté | On a dompté la nature. | We tamed nature. |
nous | avons dompté | Nous avons dompté la mer. | We tamed the sea. |
vous | avez dompté | Vous avez dompté le vent. | You tamed the wind. |
ils | ont dompté | Ils ont dompté le dragon. | They tamed the dragon. |
elles | ont dompté | Elles ont dompté la bête. | They tamed the beast. |
Other Conjugations for Dompter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dompter
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Dompter – 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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