Traduire les temps et modes simples
French and English have a number of important differences in verb tenses and moods, which can make translating the various conjugations from one language to the other a bit tricky, as explained in the intro to this lesson: French verb conjugation translations.
Please be sure to keep all of that in mind as you look at the verb donner (to give) conjugated into every simple French verb form. I can’t list every possible translation, but this should give you a pretty good idea of how French and English verb conjugations fit together. For a more in-depth look, click the heading above any table for the detailed French lesson.
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Simple present |
Present progressive |
Present emphatic |
| je donne |
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I give |
I am giving |
I do give |
| tu donnes |
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you give |
you are giving |
you do give |
| il donne |
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he gives |
he is giving |
he does give |
| elle donne |
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she gives |
she is giving |
she does give |
| nous donnons |
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we give |
we are giving |
we do give |
| vous donnez |
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you give |
you are giving |
you do give |
| ils donnent |
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they give |
they are giving |
they do give |
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Future |
Future progressive |
| je donnerai |
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I will give |
I will be giving |
| tu donneras |
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you will give |
you will be giving |
| il donnera |
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he will give |
he will be giving |
| elle donnera |
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she will give |
she will be giving |
| nous donnerons |
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we will give |
we will be giving |
| vous donnerez |
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you will give |
you will be giving |
| ils donneront |
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they will give |
they will be giving |
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Conditional |
Conditional progressive |
| je donnerais |
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I would give |
I would be giving |
| tu donnerais |
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you would give |
you would be giving |
| il donnerait |
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he would give |
he would be giving |
| elle donnerait |
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she would give |
she would be giving |
| nous donnerions |
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we would give |
we would be giving |
| vous donneriez |
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you would give |
you would be giving |
| ils donneraient |
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they would give |
they would be giving |
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Past progressive |
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| je donnais |
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I was giving |
I used to give |
| tu donnais |
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you were giving |
you used to give |
| il donnait |
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he was giving |
he used to give |
| elle donnait |
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she was giving |
she used to give |
| nous donnions |
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we were giving |
we used to give |
| vous donniez |
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you were giving |
you used to give |
| ils donnaient |
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they were giving |
they used to give |
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Present / Subjunctive |
Progressive |
| que je donne |
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that I give |
that I am (be) giving |
| que tu donnes |
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that you give |
that you are (be) giving |
| qu’il donne |
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that he gives |
that he is (be) giving |
| qu’elle donne |
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that she gives |
that she is (be) giving |
| que nous donnions |
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that we give |
that we are (be) giving |
| que vous donniez |
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that you give |
that you are (be) giving |
| qu’ils donnent |
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that they give |
that they are (be) giving |
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Simple past |
Past emphatic |
| je donnai |
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I gave |
I did give |
| tu donnas |
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you gave |
you did give |
| il donna |
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he gave |
he did give |
| elle donna |
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she gave |
she did give |
| nous donnâmes |
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we gave |
we did give |
| vous donnâtes |
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you gave |
you did give |
| ils donnèrent |
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they gave |
they did give |
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Simple past |
Past progressive |
| que je donnasse |
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that I gave |
that I was giving |
| que tu donnasses |
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that you gave |
that you were giving |
| qu’il donnât |
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that he gave |
that he was giving |
| qu’elle donnât |
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that she gave |
that she was giving |
| que nous donnâmes |
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that we gave |
that we were giving |
| que vous donnâtes |
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that you gave |
that you were giving |
| qu’ils donnèrent |
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that they giae |
that they were giving |
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