Conjugations
All six tenses and their examples are shown below. Use the links above to jump to a tense. English translations use the meaning “to dominate.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | domine | I dominate | |
| tu | domines | you dominate | |
| il / elle / on | domine | he / she / it dominateson: we dominate / one dominates | |
| nous | dominons | we dominate | |
| vous | dominez | you dominate | |
| ils / elles | dominent | they dominate |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Le champion domine la compétition.
The champion dominates the competition.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai dominé | I dominated | |
| tu | as dominé | you dominated | |
| il / elle / on | a dominé | he / she / it dominatedon: we dominated / one dominated | |
| nous | avons dominé | we dominated | |
| vous | avez dominé | you dominated | |
| ils / elles | ont dominé | they dominated |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, le champion a dominé la compétition.
Yesterday, the champion dominated the competition.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
Back to tense navigation ↑Imperfect Imparfait
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | dominais | I used to dominate | |
| tu | dominais | you used to dominate | |
| il / elle / on | dominait | he / she / it used to dominateon: we used to dominate / one used to dominate | |
| nous | dominions | we used to dominate | |
| vous | dominiez | you used to dominate | |
| ils / elles | dominaient | they used to dominate |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, le champion dominait la compétition.
Back then, the champion used to dominate the competition.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | dominerai | I will dominate | |
| tu | domineras | you will dominate | |
| il / elle / on | dominera | he / she / it will dominateon: we will dominate / one will dominate | |
| nous | dominerons | we will dominate | |
| vous | dominerez | you will dominate | |
| ils / elles | domineront | they will dominate |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, le champion dominera la compétition.
Later, the champion will dominate the competition.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | dominerais | I would dominate | |
| tu | dominerais | you would dominate | |
| il / elle / on | dominerait | he / she / it would dominateon: we would dominate / one would dominate | |
| nous | dominerions | we would dominate | |
| vous | domineriez | you would dominate | |
| ils / elles | domineraient | they would dominate |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Le champion dominerait la compétition.
The champion would dominate the competition.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | domine | (that) I dominate | |
| tu | domines | (that) you dominate | |
| il / elle / on | domine | (that) he / she / it dominateson: (that) we dominate / one dominates | |
| nous | dominions | (that) we dominate | |
| vous | dominiez | (that) you dominate | |
| ils / elles | dominent | (that) they dominate |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que le champion domine la compétition.
It is possible that the champion dominates the competition.
French forms omit the subject. Use j’ before a vowel sound. Vous is polite singular or plural “you”; on often means “we,” or the general “one.” English wording depends on the context: passé composé can also use “have,” and the imperfect can describe an ongoing action. Subjunctive translations here follow “it is possible that.”
Meaning & usage
- to dominate (govern, rule, or control by superior authority or power)
- to dominate, to overpower, to subdue, to govern, to rule, to master
- to dominate (one's competition)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and simple conjugation forms adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Passé composé forms combine the source auxiliary and past participle. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations