Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb doper

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The English translation of the French verb doper is “to dope.” It is pronounced as “doh-pay.”

The word “doper” comes from the French word “dopage,” which ultimately originates from the Dutch word “doop,” meaning “sauce” or “gravy.” It was originally used in the context of cooking, but later came to refer to the practice of adding performance-enhancing substances to athletes in order to cheat in sports competitions.

In everyday French, “doper” is used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about past actions or events that were done in the past but have a relevance to the present. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:

  1. J’ai dopé mon café ce matin. (I doped my coffee this morning.) In this context, “doper” is used in a figurative sense to mean adding sugar or creamer to enhance the flavor of the coffee.

  2. Il a été disqualifié car il s’est fait doper avant la course. (He was disqualified because he got doped before the race.) In this context, “doper” is used in its original meaning, referring to the act of using performance-enhancing substances.

  3. Nous avons dû doper le moteur de la voiture pour qu’elle puisse gravir la pente. (We had to dope the car’s engine so it could climb the slope.) Here, “doper” is used in the sense of enhancing or boosting the car’s engine to make it more powerful.

In all of these examples, the Passé Composé tense is used to express actions that were completed in the past, but have a connection to the present.

Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of doper

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai dopé J’ai dopé mon café. I spiked my coffee.
tu as dopé Tu as dopé ton jus d’orange. You spiked your orange juice.
il a dopé Il a dopé son thé. He spiked his tea.
elle a dopé Elle a dopé sa boisson. She spiked her drink.
on a dopé On a dopé notre limonade. We spiked our lemonade.
nous avons dopé Nous avons dopé notre eau. We spiked our water.
vous avez dopé Vous avez dopé votre vin. You spiked your wine.
ils ont dopé Ils ont dopé leur bière. They spiked their beer.
elles ont dopé Elles ont dopé leur cocktail. They spiked their cocktail.

Other Conjugations for Doper.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doper
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper    (this article)

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doper

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Doper – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense

The French Passé Composé is a compound tense used to express actions or events that have been completed in the past. It is one of the most common past tenses in the French language and is typically used in everyday conversation to describe actions that occurred at a specific point in the past. The Passé Composé is constructed using an auxiliary verb (either “être” or “avoir”) and a past participle.

NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Formation of the Passé Composé

Set the auxiliary verb with either

“être” – used with a select group of verbs (mostly intransitive verbs of motion, reflexive verbs, and some others) or
“avoir” – used with most other verbs. 

Conjugate the auxiliary verb

If using “être,” you must conjugate it in the present tense according to the subject of the sentence. 
Je suis, Tu es, Il est, Nous sommes, Vous êtes, Ils sont 
If using “avoir,” conjugate it according to the subject as well: 
J’ai, Tu as, Elle a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils ont.  

Add the past participle

For regular -er verbs, remove the -er ending and add -é (e.g., “parler” becomes “parlé”). 
For regular -ir verbs, remove the -ir ending and add -i (e.g., “finir” becomes “fini”). 
For regular -re verbs, remove the -re ending and add -u (e.g., “vendre” becomes “vendu”). 
For irregular verbs, you’ll need to learn the past participles individually, as they don’t follow a regular pattern.

Common everyday usage patterns

Narrating Past Events

The Passé Composé is used to talk about specific actions or events that took place in the past. For example: “Hier, j’ai mangé une pizza” (Yesterday, I ate a pizza). 

Sequential Actions

When describing a series of actions in the past, the Passé Composé is used. For example: “D’abord, je me suis réveillé, puis je suis allé travailler” (First, I woke up, then I went to work). 

Describing Completed Actions

It’s used to emphasize that an action has been completed, often with a specific time reference. For example: “Elle a terminé son travail à 18 heures” (She finished her work at 6 p.m.). 

Interactions with other tenses

Imperfect Tense

The Passé Composé is often used in conjunction with the imperfect tense when telling a story or describing past events. The Passé Composé is used for specific actions that occurred, while the imperfect is used for background information or ongoing actions. 
For example: “Il pleuvait quand j’ai sorti mon parapluie” (It was raining when I took out my umbrella).

Conditional and Future Tenses

The Passé Composé is used as a reference point in complex sentences to establish the sequence of events in relation to future or conditional actions. 
For example: “Quand il est arrivé, je lui ai donné ton message” (When he arrived, I gave him your message). 

Summary

The French Passé Composé is an essential tense for talking about completed actions in the past in everyday conversation. It’s important to master the choice of auxiliary verb and the past participle conjugation for various verbs to use it effectively.

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