/pʁɑ̃dʁ/to takeA1
- Family
- Family 5 — boot verbs
- Takes
- a direct object — Takes a direct object — no preposition
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back
pren-+-ons -ez -ent
- ils prennentthe rule said prenent
pren-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
pren-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
prenn-+-e -es -e -ent
prendr-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
prendr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
prendre
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
pris
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
pris
Conjugation
| I | je prends/ʒə pʁɑ̃/I take | /ʒə pʁɑ̃/ | I take |
| you | tu prends/ty pʁɑ̃/you take | /ty pʁɑ̃/ | you take |
| he/she | il prend/il pʁɑ̃/he takes | /il pʁɑ̃/ | he takes |
| we | nous prenons/nu pʁənɔ̃/we take | /nu pʁənɔ̃/ | we take |
| you | vous prenez/vu pʁəne/you take | /vu pʁəne/ | you take |
| they | ils prennent/il pʁɛn/they take | /il pʁɛn/ | they take |
Examples
- /ʒə pʁɑ̃ lə tʁɛ̃/
Je prends le train.I take the train.
- /il pʁɑ̃.t‿œ̃ ka.fe/
Il prend un café.He has a coffee.
- /kɛl tʁɛ̃ pʁɑ̃.ty/
Quel train prends-tu ?Which train are you taking?
Set phrases
prendre le trainto take the train
prendre un caféto have a coffee
prendre une décisionto make a decision
Notes
prendreis the verb for eating and drinking in a café:Je prends un café— I'll have a coffee. Notmangerorboirewhen ordering. Seerestaurant.And for transport:
prendre le bus, neveraller par bus. Seetransports.Two stems:
je prendsbutnous prenons, andils prennentdoubles then. Seeverbes-cinq-familles.