French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | donne | donnais | donnerai | donnerais | donne | donnasse | ||
| tu | donnes | donnais | donneras | donnerais | donnes | donnasses | ||
| il | donne | donnait | donnera | donnerait | donne | donnât | ||
| nous | donnons | donnions | donnerons | donnerions | donnions | donnassions | ||
| vous | donnez | donniez | donnerez | donneriez | donniez | donnassiez | ||
| ils | donnent | donnaient | donneront | donneraient | donnent | donnassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai donné | avais donné | aurai donné | aurais donné | aie donné | eusse donné | ||
| tu | as donné | avais donné | auras donné | aurais donné | aies donné | eusses donné | ||
| il | a donné | avait donné | aura donné | aurait donné | ait donné | eût donné | ||
| nous | avons donné | avions donné | aurons donné | aurions donné | ayons donné | eussions donné | ||
| vous | avez donné | aviez donné | aurez donné | auriez donné | ayez donné | eussiez donné | ||
| ils | ont donné | avaient donné | auront donné | auraient donné | aient donné | eussent donné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | donnai | eus donné | (tu) | donne | Present | donnant | ||
| tu | donnas | eus donné | (nous) | donnons | Past | donné | ||
| il | donna | eut donné | (vous) | donnez | Perfect | ayant donné | ||
| nous | donnâmes | eûmes donné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | donnâtes | eûtes donné | (tu) | aie donné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | donnèrent | eurent donné | (nous) | ayons donné | avoir donné | |||
| (vous) | ayez donné | |||||||
Donner is a regular -er verb.
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