Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Introduction to the verb douer
The English translation of the French verb douer is “to endow” or “to grant”. It is pronounced as “doo-ay” in the infinitive form.
The word douer comes from the Latin word “donare” meaning “to give” or “to bestow”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai doué mon fils d’une grande intelligence. (I have endowed my son with great intelligence.)
- Elle m’a doué d’un talent pour la musique. (She has granted me a talent for music.)
- Nous avons été doués d’une chance incroyable. (We have been endowed with incredible luck.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of douer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai doué | J’ai doué mon ami d’un talent. | I endowed my friend with a talent. |
tu | as doué | Tu as doué ton enfant d’une intelligence remarquable. | You endowed your child with remarkable intelligence. |
il | a doué | Il a doué son fils d’une grande sensibilité. | He endowed his son with great sensitivity. |
elle | a doué | Elle a doué sa fille d’une beauté naturelle. | She endowed her daughter with natural beauty. |
on | a doué | On a doué la chanson d’une mélodie entraînante. | We endowed the song with a catchy melody. |
nous | avons doué | Nous avons doué notre équipe d’une détermination sans faille. | We endowed our team with unwavering determination. |
vous | avez doué | Vous avez doué votre entreprise d’une vision ambitieuse. | You endowed your company with an ambitious vision. |
ils | ont doué | Ils ont doué leur projet d’une créativité exceptionnelle. | They endowed their project with exceptional creativity. |
elles | ont doué | Elles ont doué leur oeuvre d’une émotion profonde. | They endowed their work with deep emotion. |
Other Conjugations for Douer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douer
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Douer – 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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