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Donner — to give | French Verb Chart

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Donnerto 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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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?

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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?

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C2Literary & formal
Cette clause peut donner lieu à contestation.This clause may give rise to dispute.
Il donna sa parole.He gave his word.

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NativeNative slang
Ça donne, ce son !This track is great!
Tu me donnes ça ?Will you give me that?

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