Donner — to give | French Verb Chart
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Donner›to give
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Present
- je donneI give
- tu donnesyou give
- il / elle donnehe / she gives
- nous donnonswe give
- vous donnezyou give
- ils / elles donnentthey give
Passé composé
- j’ai donnéI gave
- tu as donnéyou gave
- il / elle a donnéhe / she gave
- nous avons donnéwe gave
- vous avez donnéyou gave
- ils / elles ont donnéthey gave
Imperfect
- je donnaisI used to give
- tu donnaisyou used to give
- il / elle donnaithe / she used to give
- nous donnionswe used to give
- vous donniezyou used to give
- ils / elles donnaientthey used to give
Future
- je donneraiI will give
- tu donnerasyou will give
- il / elle donnerahe / she will give
- nous donneronswe will give
- vous donnerezyou will give
- ils / elles donnerontthey will give
Conditional
- je donneraisI would give
- tu donneraisyou would give
- il / elle donneraithe / she would give
- nous donnerionswe would give
- vous donneriezyou would give
- ils / elles donneraientthey would give
Subjunctive
- que je donnethat I give
- que tu donnesthat you give
- qu’il / elle donnethat he / she give
- que nous donnionsthat we give
- que vous donniezthat you give
- qu’ils / elles donnentthat they give
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The same verb, seven times over — each level adds one new thing you can actually say.
A1Basics — giving something to someone
Je donne le livre à Marie.I give the book to Marie.
Tu donnes ton numéro ?Will you give me your number?
A2Past — what you gave
Je lui ai donné mon numéro.I gave him/her my number.
Tu as donné la clé à qui ?Who did you give the key to?
B1Future & conditional
Tu me donnerais un coup de main ?Would you give me a hand?
Je te donnerai une réponse demain.I’ll give you an answer tomorrow.
B2Subjunctive & « donner sur »
La chambre donne sur la mer.The room overlooks the sea.
J’aimerais qu’il me donne une réponse.I’d like him to give me an answer.
C1Idiomatic — étant donné, ça donne
Étant donné la situation, nous annulons.Given the situation, we’re cancelling.
Ça donne quoi, ton projet ?How’s your project turning out?
C2Literary & formal
Cette clause peut donner lieu à contestation.This clause may give rise to dispute.
Il donna sa parole.He gave his word.
NativeNative slang
Ça donne, ce son !This track is great!
Tu me donnes ça ?Will you give me that?
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