Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Introduction to the verb draver
The English translation of the French verb draver is “to draw” or “to sketch.” It is pronounced “drah-vay” in its infinitive form.
The word draver is derived from the Old French verb “dravoir” meaning “to pull” or “to drag.” Over time, it evolved to mean “to draw” or “to sketch” in the artistic sense.
In everyday French, the verb draver is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about actions that were completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’ai dravé un portrait hier soir. (I drew a portrait last night.)
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Elle a dravé un paysage magnifique lors de son voyage en Italie. (She sketched a beautiful landscape during her trip to Italy.)
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Nous avons dravé ensemble lors de notre cours d’art. (We drew together during our art class.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of draver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dravé | J’ai dravé la rivière. | I floated down the river. |
tu | as dravé | Tu as dravé le bois. | You floated the wood. |
il | a dravé | Il a dravé le bateau. | He floated the boat. |
elle | a dravé | Elle a dravé la bouée. | She floated the buoy. |
on | a dravé | On a dravé la rivière. | We floated down the river. |
nous | avons dravé | Nous avons dravé la barque. | We floated the boat. |
vous | avez dravé | Vous avez dravé la planche. | You floated the plank. |
ils | ont dravé | Ils ont dravé le radeau. | They floated the raft. |
elles | ont dravé | Elles ont dravé le tronc. | They floated the log. |
Other Conjugations for Draver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draver
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Draver – 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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