French reference
dater
to date (from a time); to put a date on
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I date |
| tu | you date |
| il/elle/on | he/she dates |
| nous | we date |
| vous | you (plural/formal) date |
| ils/elles | they date |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I dated; I have dated |
| tu | you dated; you have dated |
| il/elle/on | he/she dated; he/she has dated |
| nous | we dated; we have dated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) dated; you (plural/formal) have dated |
| ils/elles | they dated; they have dated |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to date |
| tu | you used to date |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to date |
| nous | we used to date |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to date |
| ils/elles | they used to date |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had dated |
| tu | you had dated |
| il/elle/on | he/she had dated |
| nous | we had dated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had dated |
| ils/elles | they had dated |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will date |
| tu | you will date |
| il/elle/on | he/she will date |
| nous | we will date |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will date |
| ils/elles | they will date |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have dated |
| tu | you will have dated |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have dated |
| nous | we will have dated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have dated |
| ils/elles | they will have dated |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to date |
| tu | you are going to date |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to date |
| nous | we are going to date |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to date |
| ils/elles | they are going to date |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just dated |
| tu | you have just dated |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just dated |
| nous | we have just dated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just dated |
| ils/elles | they have just dated |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I dated |
| tu | you dated |
| il/elle/on | he/she dated |
| nous | we dated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) dated |
| ils/elles | they dated |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had dated |
| tu | you had dated |
| il/elle/on | he/she had dated |
| nous | we had dated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had dated |
| ils/elles | they had dated |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would date |
| tu | you would date |
| il/elle/on | he/she would date |
| nous | we would date |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would date |
| ils/elles | they would date |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have dated |
| tu | you would have dated |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have dated |
| nous | we would have dated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have dated |
| ils/elles | they would have dated |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have dated |
| tu | you would have dated |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have dated |
| nous | we would have dated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have dated |
| ils/elles | they would have dated |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I date |
| tu | (that) you date |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she dates |
| nous | (that) we date |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) date |
| ils/elles | (that) they date |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have dated |
| tu | (that) you have dated |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has dated |
| nous | (that) we have dated |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have dated |
| ils/elles | (that) they have dated |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I dated |
| tu | (that) you dated |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she dated |
| nous | (that) we dated |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) dated |
| ils/elles | (that) they dated |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had dated |
| tu | (that) you had dated |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had dated |
| nous | (that) we had dated |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had dated |
| ils/elles | (that) they had dated |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | date! |
| nous | let's date! |
| vous | date! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have dated by then! |
| nous | let's have dated by then! |
| vous | have dated by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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