Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Introduction to the verb dauber
The English translation of the French verb dauber is “to smear” or “to daub.” The infinitive form of the verb, “dauber,” is pronounced as “doh-bay.”
The word dauber comes from the Old French word “dauber,” which means “to plaster” or “to coat with a thick layer.” It is derived from the Latin word “dealbare,” which means “to whitewash.”
In everyday French, dauber is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of dauber in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
- J’aurais préféré que tu aies daubé le mur avant de peindre. (I would have preferred if you had daubed the wall before painting it.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons daubé le gâteau avec trop de glaçage. (It is possible that we daubed the cake with too much frosting.)
- J’espère que tu auras daubé les chaussures avant de les mettre dans l’armoire. (I hope you will have daubed the shoes before putting them in the closet.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dauber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie daubé | Je suis content que j’aie daubé. | I’m glad that I painted. |
tu | aies daubé | Il faut que tu aies daubé. | You must have painted. |
il | ait daubé | Il est possible qu’il ait daubé. | It’s possible he painted. |
elle | ait daubé | Elle craint qu’elle ait daubé. | She fears she painted. |
on | ait daubé | On veut qu’on ait daubé. | We want it to have been painted. |
nous | ayons daubé | Espérons que nous ayons daubé. | Let’s hope we painted. |
vous | ayez daubé | Il est important que vous ayez daubé. | It’s important that you painted. |
ils | aient daubé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient daubé. | They doubt they painted. |
elles | aient daubé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient daubé. | They prefer they painted. |
Other Conjugations for Dauber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
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Dauber – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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