Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) 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 gild over”. It is pronounced as “doh-ray” in its infinitive form.
The word dorer comes from the Latin word “dorare”, meaning “to gild” or “to cover with gold”. It first appeared in the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, dorer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. It is often used in combination with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies doré la statue. (I would have liked for you to have gilded the statue.)
Example 2: Il est possible que le roi ait fait dorer son carrosse. (It is possible that the king had his carriage gilded.)
Example 3: Nous aurions préféré que les murs aient été dorés en blanc. (We would have preferred for the walls to have been gilded in white.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie doré | Je doute que j’aie doré. | I doubt that I gilded. |
tu | aies doré | Il faut que tu aies doré. | You must have gilded. |
il | ait doré | Il est possible qu’il ait doré. | It’s possible he gilded. |
elle | ait doré | Elle craint qu’elle ait doré. | She fears she gilded. |
on | ait doré | On veut qu’on ait doré. | We want it to have been gilded. |
nous | ayons doré | Espérons que nous ayons doré. | Let’s hope we gilded. |
vous | ayez doré | Il est important que vous ayez doré. | It’s important that you gilded. |
ils | aient doré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient doré. | They doubt they gilded. |
elles | aient doré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient doré. | They prefer they gilded. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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