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donner
to give
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 give |
| tu | you give |
| il/elle/on | he/she gives |
| nous | we give |
| vous | you (plural/formal) give |
| ils/elles | they give |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I gave; I have given |
| tu | you gave; you have given |
| il/elle/on | he/she gave; he/she has given |
| nous | we gave; we have given |
| vous | you (plural/formal) gave; you (plural/formal) have given |
| ils/elles | they gave; they have given |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to give |
| tu | you used to give |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to give |
| nous | we used to give |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to give |
| ils/elles | they used to give |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had given |
| tu | you had given |
| il/elle/on | he/she had given |
| nous | we had given |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had given |
| ils/elles | they had given |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will give |
| tu | you will give |
| il/elle/on | he/she will give |
| nous | we will give |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will give |
| ils/elles | they will give |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have given |
| tu | you will have given |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have given |
| nous | we will have given |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have given |
| ils/elles | they will have given |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to give |
| tu | you are going to give |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to give |
| nous | we are going to give |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to give |
| ils/elles | they are going to give |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just given |
| tu | you have just given |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just given |
| nous | we have just given |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just given |
| ils/elles | they have just given |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I gave |
| tu | you gave |
| il/elle/on | he/she gave |
| nous | we gave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) gave |
| ils/elles | they gave |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had given |
| tu | you had given |
| il/elle/on | he/she had given |
| nous | we had given |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had given |
| ils/elles | they had given |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would give |
| tu | you would give |
| il/elle/on | he/she would give |
| nous | we would give |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would give |
| ils/elles | they would give |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have given |
| tu | you would have given |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have given |
| nous | we would have given |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have given |
| ils/elles | they would have given |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have given |
| tu | you would have given |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have given |
| nous | we would have given |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have given |
| ils/elles | they would have given |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I give |
| tu | (that) you give |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she gives |
| nous | (that) we give |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) give |
| ils/elles | (that) they give |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have given |
| tu | (that) you have given |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has given |
| nous | (that) we have given |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have given |
| ils/elles | (that) they have given |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I gave |
| tu | (that) you gave |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she gave |
| nous | (that) we gave |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) gave |
| ils/elles | (that) they gave |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had given |
| tu | (that) you had given |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had given |
| nous | (that) we had given |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had given |
| ils/elles | (that) they had given |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | give! |
| nous | let's give! |
| vous | give! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have given by then! |
| nous | let's have given by then! |
| vous | have given by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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