Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Introduction to the verb dorer
The English translation of the French verb dorer is “to gild” or “to gold-plate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “doh-RAY.”
The word dorer comes from the Latin word “dorare,” meaning “to cover with gold.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’ai doré le cadre de la photo. (I gilded the frame of the picture.)
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Elle a fait dorer son bijou préféré. (She had her favorite piece of jewelry gold-plated.)
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Nous avons doré le dessus de la tarte. (We gilded the top of the tart.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai doré | J’ai doré le pain. | I browned the bread. |
tu | as doré | Tu as doré la viande. | You browned the meat. |
il | a doré | Il a doré les pommes. | He browned the apples. |
elle | a doré | Elle a doré la tarte. | She browned the pie. |
on | a doré | On a doré les oignons. | We browned the onions. |
nous | avons doré | Nous avons doré le poulet. | We browned the chicken. |
vous | avez doré | Vous avez doré les légumes. | You browned the vegetables. |
ils | ont doré | Ils ont doré le poisson. | They browned the fish. |
elles | ont doré | Elles ont doré les biscuits. | They browned the cookies. |
Other Conjugations for Dorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dorer
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Dorer – 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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