donner (give) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate donner (give) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
donner — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | donne | Je donne un cadeau à mon frère. | I give my brother a gift. |
| tu | donnes | Tu donnes de bons conseils. | You give good advice. |
| il/elle | donne | Elle donne son temps pour aider. | She gives her time to help. |
| nous | donnons | Nous donnons de l'argent à une association. | We give money to charity. |
| vous | donnez | Vous donnez votre avis trop souvent. | You all give your opinion too often. |
| ils/elles | donnent | Ils donnent des cours le week-end. | They give classes on weekends. |
donner — Present Perfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai donné | J'ai donné un cadeau à elle hier. | I gave her a gift yesterday. |
| tu | as donné | Tu as donné de bons conseils. | You gave good advice. |
| il/elle | a donné | Il/elle m'a donné son numéro. | He/she gave me his/her number. |
| nous | avons donné | Nous avons donné de l'argent à une association. | We gave money to charity. |
| vous | avez donné | Vous avez donné une excellente présentation. | You all gave a great presentation. |
| ils/elles | ont donné | Ils/elles nous ont donné des indications. | They gave us directions. |
donner — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | donnais | Je donnais des cours de piano. | I used to give piano lessons. |
| tu | donnais | Tu donnais toujours de beaux cadeaux. | You always gave good presents. |
| il/elle | donnait | Il donnait son maximum chaque jour. | He gave his best every day. |
| nous | donnions | Nous donnions de la nourriture aux voisins. | We gave food to the neighbors. |
| vous | donniez | Vous donniez trop d'informations. | You all gave too much information. |
| ils/elles | donnaient | Elles donnaient des fêtes tous les mois. | They gave parties every month. |