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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb draguer

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The English translation of the French verb draguer is “to flirt” or “to hit on”. It is pronounced as “drah-guh-ray” in its infinitive form.

The word draguer comes from the English word “dredge”, meaning to dig or gather something from the bottom of a body of water. It was first used in France in the 18th century in reference to the process of extracting sand and gravel from a riverbed. In the early 20th century, the word took on a new meaning in French slang, referring to a technique used by fishermen to catch fish by dragging a net along the bottom of the river.

In modern French, the verb draguer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past. It is commonly used in everyday conversations, particularly among younger generations, to talk about flirting or making romantic advances towards someone.

Here are three examples of how the verb draguer is used in the Passé Composé tense:

  1. J’ai dragué cette fille toute la soirée, mais elle n’a pas semblé intéressée. (I flirted with that girl all night, but she didn’t seem interested.)

  2. Tu as bien dragué ton collègue de travail lors de la fête de Noël. (You really hit on your coworker at the Christmas party.)

  3. Il a dragué sa voisine depuis des mois avant de finalement lui demander de sortir avec lui. (He was flirting with his neighbor for months before finally asking her out.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai dragué J’ai dragué cette fille. I hit on this girl.
tu as dragué Tu as dragué ton copain. You hit on your friend.
il a dragué Il a dragué sa voisine. He hit on his neighbor.
elle a dragué Elle a dragué son collègue. She hit on her colleague.
on a dragué On a dragué tous les soirs. We hit on every night.
nous avons dragué Nous avons dragué en ligne. We hit on online.
vous avez dragué Vous avez dragué ce garçon. You hit on this boy.
ils ont dragué Ils ont dragué toutes les filles. They hit on all the girls.
elles ont dragué Elles ont dragué tous les garçons. They hit on all the boys.

Other Conjugations for Draguer.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draguer
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Draguer – 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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