Daily Verb Lesson: French for take is prendre
The French for take is the irregular -RE verb prendre.To remember this, imagine taking the PRAWN!
prendre can also mean: to seize, to catch, to capture, to get, to have.
Related words include:
- aller prendre : to go (and) get.
- prendre bien soin de : to take good care of
- prendre l'offensive : to take offence.
- aller prendre un café : to go and have a coffee.
Verbs like prendre and its compounds conjugated in this way include :
apprendre, comprendre, entreprendre, réprendre.
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Imagine taking the PRAWN!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Présent take |
prends | prends | prend | prenons | prenez | prennent |
| Past Imperfect Imparfait taken |
prenais | prenais | prenait | prenions | preniez | prenaient |
| Simple Past Passé Simple taken |
pris | pris | prit | prîmes | prîtes | prirent |
| Future Futur will take |
prendrai | prendras | prendra | prendrons | prendrez | prendront |
| Conditional Conditionnel would take |
prendrais | prendrais | prendrait | prendrions | prendriez | prendraient |
| Present Subjunctive Subjonctif may take |
prenne | prennes | prenne | prenions | preniez | prennent |
| Present Perfect Passé Composé have taken |
ai pris | as pris | a pris | avons pris | avez pris | ont pris |
| Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had taken |
avais pris | avais pris | avait pris | avions pris | aviez pris | avaient pris |
| Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have taken |
aurai pris | auras pris | aura pris | aurons pris | aurez pris | auront pris |
| Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would've taken |
aurais pris | aurais pris | aurait pris | aurions pris | auriez pris | auraient pris |
| Imperative Imperatif take! |
prends ! | prenons ! | prenez ! | |||
✔ prendre is an irregular RE verb.
✔ Learn prendre and it will reinforce the pattern for ALL those other irregular RE verbs.
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