Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
Introduction to the verb dater
The English translation of the French verb dater is “to date.” It is pronounced as “da-TAY.”
The word dater comes from the Latin word “data,” meaning “given or granted.” In everyday French, it is most often used to indicate the act of putting a date on something or determining the date of an event.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, dater is typically used to express a hypothetical action or event that would take place in the future if certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of dater in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
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Si je pouvais voyager dans le temps, j’aimerais dater l’arrivée des dinosaures. (If I could travel through time, I would like to date the arrival of the dinosaurs.)
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Nous pourrions dater notre mariage à l’été prochain si nous gagnions à la loterie. (We could date our wedding for next summer if we won the lottery.)
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Est-ce que vous pourriez dater ce document pour le 17 mai? (Could you date this document for May 17th?)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of dater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | daterais | Je daterais mes souvenirs. | I would date my memories. |
tu | daterais | Tu daterais mieux tes documents. | You would date your documents better. |
il | daterait | Il daterait cette découverte. | He would date this discovery. |
elle | daterait | Elle daterait son journal. | She would date her diary. |
on | daterait | On daterait les événements. | One would date the events. |
nous | daterions | Nous daterions cette photo ensemble. | We would date this photo together. |
vous | dateriez | Vous dateriez des fossiles. | You would date fossils. |
ils | dateraient | Ils dateraient ces artefacts. | They would date these artifacts. |
elles | dateraient | Elles dateraient ce manuscrit. | They would date this manuscript. |
Other Conjugations for Dater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dater
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 (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
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Dater – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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