French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | daigne | daignais | daignerai | daignerais | daigne | daignasse | ||
| tu | daignes | daignais | daigneras | daignerais | daignes | daignasses | ||
| il | daigne | daignait | daignera | daignerait | daigne | daignât | ||
| nous | daignons | daignions | daignerons | daignerions | daignions | daignassions | ||
| vous | daignez | daigniez | daignerez | daigneriez | daigniez | daignassiez | ||
| ils | daignent | daignaient | daigneront | daigneraient | daignent | daignassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai daigné | avais daigné | aurai daigné | aurais daigné | aie daigné | eusse daigné | ||
| tu | as daigné | avais daigné | auras daigné | aurais daigné | aies daigné | eusses daigné | ||
| il | a daigné | avait daigné | aura daigné | aurait daigné | ait daigné | eût daigné | ||
| nous | avons daigné | avions daigné | aurons daigné | aurions daigné | ayons daigné | eussions daigné | ||
| vous | avez daigné | aviez daigné | aurez daigné | auriez daigné | ayez daigné | eussiez daigné | ||
| ils | ont daigné | avaient daigné | auront daigné | auraient daigné | aient daigné | eussent daigné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | daignai | eus daigné | (tu) | daigne | Present | daignant | ||
| tu | daignas | eus daigné | (nous) | daignons | Past | daigné | ||
| il | daigna | eut daigné | (vous) | daignez | Perfect | ayant daigné | ||
| nous | daignâmes | eûmes daigné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | daignâtes | eûtes daigné | (tu) | aie daigné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | daignèrent | eurent daigné | (nous) | ayons daigné | avoir daigné | |||
| (vous) | ayez daigné | |||||||
Daigner is a regular -er verb.
It’s one of seven verbs that can be made negative with the ne littéraire (ne without pas).



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