je, 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.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de donner |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de donner |
| il/elle | vient de donner |
| nous | venons de donner |
| vous | venez de donner |
| ils/elles | viennent de donner |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | donne |
|---|---|
| nous | donnons |
| vous | donnez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en donnant
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.