Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Introduction to the verb dater
The English translation of the French verb “dater” is “to date.” The infinitive form of “dater” is pronounced as [da-te].
The word “dater” originates from the Latin word “datare,” which means “to give.” In everyday French, “dater” is commonly used to refer to the act of putting or writing a date on something, or to indicate the time period in which something occurred.
Three simple examples of its usage with their English translations are:
- Je dois dater ce document. (I have to date this document.)
- J’ai daté ma lettre du 15 mai. (I dated my letter May 15th.)
- Ce bâtiment date du XVIIIe siècle. (This building dates back to the 18th century.)
Dater – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of dater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | date | Je date une lettre. | I write a letter. |
tu | dates | Tu dates ton journal. | You date your diary. |
il | date | Il date un document. | He dates a document. |
elle | date | Elle date une photo. | She dates a photo. |
on | date | On date nos souvenirs. | We date our memories. |
nous | datons | Nous datons les lettres. | We date the letters. |
vous | datez | Vous datez les contrats. | You date the contracts. |
ils | datent | Ils datent les articles. | They (masculine) date the articles. |
elles | datent | Elles datent les chèques. | They (feminine) date the checks. |
Other Conjugations for Dater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dater (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
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