Key facts

Danser

To dance

A1Regular
Stem
dans
Past participle
dansé

Examples

Je danse ici.

I dance here.

Il ne danse pas bien.

He doesn't dance well.

Nous dansions au bal.

We were dancing at the ball.

Nous avons dansé hier.

We danced yesterday.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jedanse
Idance
Tudanses
Youdance
Ildanse
Hedances
Nousdansons
Wedance
Vousdansez
Youdance
Ilsdansent
Theydance

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais danser
Iam going to dance
Tuvas danser
Youare going to dance
Ilva danser
Heis going to dance
Nousallons danser
Weare going to dance
Vousallez danser
Youare going to dance
Ilsvont danser
Theyare going to dance

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de danser
Ihave just danced
Tuviens de danser
Youhave just danced
Ilvient de danser
Hehas just danced
Nousvenons de danser
Wehave just danced
Vousvenez de danser
Youhave just danced
Ilsviennent de danser
Theyhave just danced

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai dansé
Ihave danced
Tuas dansé
Youhave danced
Ila dansé
Hehas danced
Nousavons dansé
Wehave danced
Vousavez dansé
Youhave danced
Ilsont dansé
Theyhave danced

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jedanserais
Iwould dance
Tudanserais
Youwould dance
Ildanserait
Hewould dance
Nousdanserions
Wewould dance
Vousdanseriez
Youwould dance
Ilsdanseraient
Theywould dance

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jedanserai
Iwill dance
Tudanseras
Youwill dance
Ildansera
Hewill dance
Nousdanserons
Wewill dance
Vousdanserez
Youwill dance
Ilsdanseront
Theywill dance

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jedansais
Iwas dancing
Tudansais
Youwere dancing
Ildansait
Hewas dancing
Nousdansions
Were dancing
Vousdansiez
Youwere dancing
Ilsdansaient
Theywere dancing

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)danse
Youdance
(Nous)dansons
Wedance
(Vous)dansez
Youdance

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

dansant
dancing

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en dansant
dancing

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