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Verb

prendre

to take

Auxiliary: avoir

Prendre is irregular: note the double 'n' in the third-person plural present (prennent) and in the present subjunctive (prenne, prennes...). Its past participle is 'pris'. Many derived verbs follow it: apprendre, comprendre, surprendre.

Je prends le bus tous les jours.

I take the bus every day.

Indicatif

Présent

Present

je prends
I take

Je prends un café le matin.

I have a coffee in the morning.

tu prends
you take

Tu prends quel train ?

Which train are you taking?

il/elle prend
he/she takes

Elle prend toujours le même chemin.

She always takes the same route.

nous prenons
we take

Nous prenons nos vacances en juillet.

We take our holidays in July.

vous prenez
you take

Vous prenez un dessert ?

Are you having a dessert?

ils/elles prennent
they take

Ils prennent l'avion demain.

They are taking the plane tomorrow.

Imparfait

Imperfect

je prenais
I took / used to take

Je prenais le métro chaque matin.

I used to take the metro every morning.

tu prenais
you took

Tu prenais toujours trop de risques.

You always used to take too many risks.

il/elle prenait
he/she took

Elle prenait des notes en cours.

She used to take notes in class.

nous prenions
we took

Nous prenions le petit-déjeuner à sept heures.

We used to have breakfast at seven.

vous preniez
you took

Vous preniez souvent le même taxi.

You often used to take the same taxi.

ils/elles prenaient
they took

Les enfants prenaient le goûter à quatre heures.

The children used to have a snack at four.

Passé composé

Present Perfect

je ai pris
I took / have taken

J'ai pris le mauvais bus.

I took the wrong bus.

tu as pris
you took

Tu as pris une bonne décision.

You made a good decision.

il/elle a pris
he/she took

Elle a pris froid hier soir.

She caught a cold last night.

nous avons pris
we took

Nous avons pris le train de nuit.

We took the night train.

vous avez pris
you took

Vous avez pris vos billets ?

Have you bought your tickets?

ils/elles ont pris
they took

Ils ont pris beaucoup de photos.

They took a lot of photos.

Plus-que-parfait

Past Perfect

je avais pris
I had taken

J'avais pris mes précautions.

I had taken my precautions.

tu avais pris
you had taken

Tu avais pris le parapluie, heureusement.

You had taken the umbrella, luckily.

il/elle avait pris
he/she had taken

Elle avait pris la fuite avant l'arrivée de la police.

She had fled before the police arrived.

nous avions pris
we had taken

Nous avions pris l'habitude de dîner tard.

We had got into the habit of dining late.

vous aviez pris
you had taken

Vous aviez pris la bonne route dès le départ.

You had taken the right road from the start.

ils/elles avaient pris
they had taken

Ils avaient pris toutes les décisions sans nous.

They had made all the decisions without us.

Futur simple

Future

je prendrai
I will take

Je prendrai le premier train demain.

I will take the first train tomorrow.

tu prendras
you will take

Tu prendras bien un peu de gâteau ?

Won't you have a bit of cake?

il/elle prendra
he/she will take

Elle prendra sa retraite l'an prochain.

She will retire next year.

nous prendrons
we will take

Nous prendrons une décision ensemble.

We will make a decision together.

vous prendrez
you will take

Vous prendrez l'ascenseur jusqu'au dernier étage.

You will take the lift to the top floor.

ils/elles prendront
they will take

Ils prendront la route à l'aube.

They will set off at dawn.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

Conditional

je prendrais
I would take

Je prendrais volontiers un peu de repos.

I would gladly take some rest.

tu prendrais
you would take

Tu prendrais quel dessert ?

Which dessert would you have?

il/elle prendrait
he/she would take

Elle prendrait le risque sans hésiter.

She would take the risk without hesitating.

nous prendrions
we would take

Nous prendrions bien un verre avec vous.

We would happily have a drink with you.

vous prendriez
you would take

Vous prendriez le temps de réfléchir ?

Would you take the time to think?

ils/elles prendraient
they would take

Ils prendraient l'avion s'il n'était pas si cher.

They would take the plane if it weren't so expensive.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

Present Subjunctive

je prenne
(that) I take

Il faut que je prenne rendez-vous.

I need to make an appointment.

tu prennes
(that) you take

Je préfère que tu prennes ton temps.

I prefer that you take your time.

il/elle prenne
(that) he/she take

Il est important qu'elle prenne ses médicaments.

It is important that she takes her medicine.

nous prenions
(that) we take

Il faudrait que nous prenions une décision.

We should make a decision.

vous preniez
(that) you take

Je souhaite que vous preniez soin de vous.

I wish that you take care of yourselves.

ils/elles prennent
(that) they take

Elle veut qu'ils prennent le prochain vol.

She wants them to take the next flight.

Impératif

Impératif

Imperative

tu prends
take!

Prends ton manteau, il fait froid.

Take your coat, it's cold.

nous prenons
let's take

Prenons le temps de bien faire.

Let's take the time to do it well.

vous prenez
take!

Prenez place, je vous en prie.

Take a seat, please.

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