L’impératif Présent (Imperative 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” in its infinitive form.
The word “dater” comes from the Old French word “date,” which means “period of time.” In everyday French, the verb is most often used to refer to putting a date on something, such as writing the date on a document or marking an event with a specific date. It can also be used to mean “to go out on a date” with someone.
Here are three examples of “dater” in the L’impératif Présent tense:
- Dâte ce document avant de le rendre. (Put a date on this document before turning it in.)
- Ne dâte pas ta signature, laisse-la vierge. (Don’t date your signature, leave it blank.)
- Dâtez votre agenda pour ne pas oublier notre rendez-vous. (Put the date in your agenda so you don’t forget our meeting.)
English translations:
- Put a date on this document before turning it in.
- Don’t date your signature, leave it blank.
- Put the date in your agenda so you don’t forget our meeting.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of dater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | date | Date-moi. | Give me a date. |
tu | date | Date-moi ton numéro. | Give me your number. |
il | date | Il date de l’époque victorienne. | He dates back to the Victorian era. |
elle | date | Elle date son journal. | She dates her diary. |
on | date | On date depuis un mois. | We have been dating for a month. |
nous | datons | Datons notre signature. | Let’s date our signature. |
vous | datez | Datez ce document. | Date this document. |
ils | datent | Ils datent du 18ème siècle. | They date back to the 18th century. |
elles | datent | Elles datent d’hier soir. | They date from last night. |
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
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater
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Dater – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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