All verbs

/pɔʁte/to carryA2

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

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
portons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

port-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

port-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

port-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

port-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

port-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
porter
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

porter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

porter

Past participle
porté

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

porté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

porté

Conjugation

présent
Ije porte/ʒə pɔʁt/I carry
youtu portes/ty pɔʁt/you carry
he/sheil porte/il pɔʁt/he carries
wenous portons/nu pɔʁtɔ̃/we carry
youvous portez/vu pɔʁte/you carry
theyils portent/il pɔʁt/they carry

Examples

  • Je porte un manteau.

    /ʒə pɔʁt œ̃ mɑ̃.to/

    I'm wearing a coat.

  • Je porte le sac.

    /ʒə pɔʁt lə sak/

    I'm carrying the bag.

  • Elle porte du blanc.

    /ɛl pɔʁt dy blɑ̃/

    She wears white.

Notes

  • One verb for carrying and wearing. Je porte un manteau is wearing; Je porte le sac is carrying. Context decides, and it rarely fails. See vetements.

  • The root behind apporter and emporter — all about carrying, hence things rather than people.