All verbs

/apɔʁte/to bringA1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · à — Takes a direct object — a thing — and à for who gets it

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
apportons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

apport-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

apport-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

apport-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

apport-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

apport-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
apporter
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

apporter-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

apporter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

apporter

Past participle
apporté

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

apporté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

apporté

Conjugation

présent
Ij'apporte/ʒapɔʁt/I bring
youtu apportes/ty apɔʁt/you bring
he/sheil apporte/il apɔʁt/he brings
wenous apportons/nuz apɔʁtɔ̃/we bring
youvous apportez/vuz apɔʁte/you bring
theyils apportent/ilz apɔʁt/they bring

Examples

  • J'apporte le livre.

    /ʒa.pɔʁt lə livʁ/

    I'm bringing the book.

  • Je t'apporte un café.

    /ʒə ta.pɔʁt œ̃ ka.fe/

    I'll bring you a coffee.

  • Il a apporté un cadeau.

    /il a a.pɔʁ.te œ̃ ka.do/

    He brought a present.

Set phrases

  • apporter une réponse

    to provide an answer

  • apporter de l'aide

    to give help

Notes

  • apporter is for things, amener for people. English "bring" covers both.