donner
to giveRegular -erje, tu, il ਅਤੇ ils ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -e, -es ਅਤੇ -ent ਸਾਰੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹਨ। ਸਿਰਫ਼ nous (-ons) ਅਤੇ vous (-ez) ਵੱਖਰੇ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | donnesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai donné | donnaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais donner | donneraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | donnessounds the same as another form in this tense | as donnésounds the same as another form in this tense | donnaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas donnersounds the same as another form in this tense | donnerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | donnesounds the same as another form in this tense | a donnésounds the same as another form in this tense | donnaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va donnersounds the same as another form in this tense | donnerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | donnons | avons donné | donnions | allons donner | donneronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | donnez | avez donné | donniez | allez donner | donnerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | donnentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont donné | donnaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont donner | donnerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. donne covers both "I give" and "I am giveing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and donné does not — ai donné.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so donnons gives you donnais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; donner never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on donner-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about donner
The past participle is donné, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on donner-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: donne, donnes, donnent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know donnons you already know donnais, donnait and donnaient. Futur proche keeps donner untouched.