L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive 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 “da-teh” in its infinitive form.
The word dater comes from the Latin word “datarius,” meaning “related to dates.” It was first used in French in the 16th century.
In everyday French, the verb dater is most commonly used in the l’infinitif présent tense, which is the simple present tense. This form of the verb is used to express actions that are happening in the present or that occur regularly.
Here are three simple examples of dater in the l’infinitif présent tense, along with their English translations:
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Je dois dater mes lettres pour qu’elles soient valides. (I must date my letters so they are valid.)
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Elle aime dater des hommes plus âgés. (She likes to date older men.)
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Nous devons dater nos chèques avant de les envoyer. (We have to date our checks before sending them.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of dater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | date | Je date mon calendrier. | I date my calendar. |
tu | dates | Tu dates le document. | You date the document. |
il | date | Il date la lettre. | He dates the letter. |
elle | date | Elle date l’événement. | She dates the event. |
on | date | On date notre relation. | We date our relationship. |
nous | datons | Nous datons le récit. | We date the story. |
vous | datez | Vous datez le contrat. | You date the contract. |
ils | datent | Ils datent la décision. | They date the decision. |
elles | datent | Elles datent les archives. | They date the archives. |
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
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dater (this article)
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Dater – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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