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FRENCH VERB

oser

to dare

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  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: osé
  • Present participle: osant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I dare
  2. tu you dare
  3. il, elle, on he/she dares
  4. nous we dare
  5. vous you dare
  6. ils, elles they dare

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I dared
  2. tu you dared
  3. il, elle, on he/she dared
  4. nous we dared
  5. vous you dared
  6. ils, elles they dared

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to dare
  2. tu you used to dare
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to dare
  4. nous we used to dare
  5. vous you used to dare
  6. ils, elles they used to dare

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will dare
  2. tu you will dare
  3. il, elle, on he/she will dare
  4. nous we will dare
  5. vous you will dare
  6. ils, elles they will dare

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would dare
  2. tu you would dare
  3. il, elle, on he/she would dare
  4. nous we would dare
  5. vous you would dare
  6. ils, elles they would dare

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I dare
  2. tu (that) you dare
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she dare
  4. nous (that) we dare
  5. vous (that) you dare
  6. ils, elles (that) they dare

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu dare!
  2. nous dare! (let’s)
  3. vous dare! (plural, or formal)

How to use oser

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je n'ose pas lui dire que c'est trop salé.

    I don't dare tell him it's too salty.

  2. Past

    Tu as osé porter ça au bureau ?

    You dared wear that to the office?

  3. Imperfect

    Petite, je n'osais pas parler aux adultes.

    As a little girl, I didn't dare speak to adults.

  4. Future

    Un jour, j'oserai chanter devant tout le monde.

    One day I'll dare to sing in front of everyone.

  5. Conditional

    Tu oserais sauter de ce rocher, toi ?

    Would you dare jump off that rock?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ça m'étonne qu'il ose demander une augmentation.

    I'm surprised he dares ask for a raise.

  7. Imperative

    Ose demander, le pire c'est un non.

    Dare to ask, the worst is a no.

Good to know

  • Oser + infinitive, with no preposition : je n'ose pas lui demander.
  • Si j'ose dire is if I may say so.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.