Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Introduction to the verb donner
The English translation of the French verb donner is “to give.” It is pronounced “doh-nay.”
The word “donner” comes from the Latin word “donare,” meaning “to give as a gift.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses actions or events that would have happened if a certain condition had been met in the past.
Here are three simple examples of donner in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais eu plus de temps, je t’aurais donné un cadeau. (If I had had more time, I would have given you a gift.)
- Nous aurions donné notre avis, mais personne ne nous a demandé. (We would have given our opinion, but nobody asked us.)
- Vous auriez donné votre vie pour sauver celle de votre enfant. (You would have given your life to save your child’s.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of donner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais donné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais donné. | I would have given to you. |
tu | aurais donné | Tu aurais donné plus tôt. | You would have given earlier. |
il | aurait donné | Il aurait donné son avis. | He would have given his opinion. |
elle | aurait donné | Elle aurait donné à sa soeur. | She would have given to her sister. |
on | aurait donné | On aurait donné un cadeau. | One would have given a gift. |
nous | aurions donné | Nous aurions donné de l’argent. | We would have given money. |
vous | auriez donné | Vous auriez donné le livre. | You would have given the book. |
ils | auraient donné | Ils auraient donné de leur temps. | They would have given their time. |
elles | auraient donné | Elles auraient donné des conseils. | They (female) would have given advice. |
Other Conjugations for Donner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
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Donner – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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