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