All verbs

/ɑ̃pɔʁte/to take awayB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object — a thing

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
emportons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

emport-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

emport-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

emport-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

emport-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

emport-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
emporter
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

emporter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

emporter

Past participle
emporté

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

emporté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

emporté

Conjugation

présent
Ij'emporte/ʒɑ̃pɔʁt/I take away
youtu emportes/ty ɑ̃pɔʁt/you take away
he/sheil emporte/il ɑ̃pɔʁt/he takes away
wenous emportons/nuz ɑ̃pɔʁtɔ̃/we take away
youvous emportez/vuz ɑ̃pɔʁte/you take away
theyils emportent/ilz ɑ̃pɔʁt/they take away

Examples

  • J'emporte mon parapluie.

    /ʒɑ̃.pɔʁt mɔ̃ pa.ʁa.plɥi/

    I'm taking my umbrella.

  • À emporter, s'il vous plaît.

    /a ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te sil vu plɛ/

    Takeaway, please.

  • Il a tout emporté.

    /il a tu.t‿ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te/

    He took everything.

Set phrases

  • à emporter

    takeaway, to take out

Notes

  • à emporter is "takeaway" and sur place is "eat in" — the question you get asked in every café. See restaurant.