Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb donner
Introduction to the verb donner
The English translation of the French verb donner is “to give.” The infinitive form, donner, is pronounced “doh-nay.”
The language origin of donner comes from the Latin word “donare,” meaning “to give.” It is an Old French verb, dating back to the 12th century.
In everyday French, donner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past hypothetical or uncertain action. It is often used after certain conjunctions such as “si” (if) or “bien que” (although).
Here are three examples of donner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais su, je t’aurais donné plus d’argent. (If I had known, I would have given you more money.)
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Bien qu’elle ait détesté son cadeau, elle lui a quand même donné un sourire. (Although she hated her gift, she still gave him a smile.)
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Il est possible que nous ayons donné une fausse impression à nos voisins. (It is possible that we gave our neighbors a false impression.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of donner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse donné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse donné. | I wish I had given. |
tu | eusses donné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses donné. | I wish you had given. |
il | eût donné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût donné. | I wish he had given. |
elle | eût donné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût donné. | I wish she had given. |
on | eût donné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût donné. | I wish one had given. |
nous | eussions donné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions donné. | I wish we had given. |
vous | eussiez donné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez donné. | I wish you had given. |
ils | eussent donné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent donné. | I wish they had given. |
elles | eussent donné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent donné. | I wish they had given. |
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
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 Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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