Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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 as “do-nay.”
Donner comes from the Latin word “dare,” which also means “to give.” In everyday French, donner is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate actions that were completed in the past.
Here are three examples of donner in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- Hier, j’ai donné mon livre à mon ami. (Yesterday, I gave my book to my friend.)
- Nous avons donné une fête pour son anniversaire. (We threw a party for his birthday.)
- Il m’a donné un cadeau surprise. (He gave me a surprise gift.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of donner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai donné | J’ai donné mon livre. | I gave my book. |
tu | as donné | Tu as donné ta réponse. | You gave your answer. |
il | a donné | Il a donné son argent. | He gave his money. |
elle | a donné | Elle a donné son temps. | She gave her time. |
on | a donné | On a donné un cadeau. | We gave a gift. |
nous | avons donné | Nous avons donné une chance. | We gave a chance. |
vous | avez donné | Vous avez donné une excuse. | You gave an excuse. |
ils | ont donné | Ils ont donné un conseil. | They gave advice. |
elles | ont donné | Elles ont donné une explication. | They gave an explanation. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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