French reference
prendre
to take; to have/eat/drink; to take/catch (transportation)
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I take |
| tu | you take |
| il/elle/on | he/she takes |
| nous | we take |
| vous | you (plural/formal) take |
| ils/elles | they take |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I took; I have taken |
| tu | you took; you have taken |
| il/elle/on | he/she took; he/she has taken |
| nous | we took; we have taken |
| vous | you (plural/formal) took; you (plural/formal) have taken |
| ils/elles | they took; they have taken |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to take |
| tu | you used to take |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to take |
| nous | we used to take |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to take |
| ils/elles | they used to take |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had taken |
| tu | you had taken |
| il/elle/on | he/she had taken |
| nous | we had taken |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had taken |
| ils/elles | they had taken |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will take |
| tu | you will take |
| il/elle/on | he/she will take |
| nous | we will take |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will take |
| ils/elles | they will take |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have taken |
| tu | you will have taken |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have taken |
| nous | we will have taken |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have taken |
| ils/elles | they will have taken |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to take |
| tu | you are going to take |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to take |
| nous | we are going to take |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to take |
| ils/elles | they are going to take |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just taken |
| tu | you have just taken |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just taken |
| nous | we have just taken |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just taken |
| ils/elles | they have just taken |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I took |
| tu | you took |
| il/elle/on | he/she took |
| nous | we took |
| vous | you (plural/formal) took |
| ils/elles | they took |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had taken |
| tu | you had taken |
| il/elle/on | he/she had taken |
| nous | we had taken |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had taken |
| ils/elles | they had taken |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would take |
| tu | you would take |
| il/elle/on | he/she would take |
| nous | we would take |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would take |
| ils/elles | they would take |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have taken |
| tu | you would have taken |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have taken |
| nous | we would have taken |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have taken |
| ils/elles | they would have taken |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have taken |
| tu | you would have taken |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have taken |
| nous | we would have taken |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have taken |
| ils/elles | they would have taken |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I take |
| tu | (that) you take |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she takes |
| nous | (that) we take |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) take |
| ils/elles | (that) they take |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have taken |
| tu | (that) you have taken |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has taken |
| nous | (that) we have taken |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have taken |
| ils/elles | (that) they have taken |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I took |
| tu | (that) you took |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she took |
| nous | (that) we took |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) took |
| ils/elles | (that) they took |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had taken |
| tu | (that) you had taken |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had taken |
| nous | (that) we had taken |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had taken |
| ils/elles | (that) they had taken |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | take! |
| nous | let's take! |
| vous | take! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have taken by then! |
| nous | let's have taken by then! |
| vous | have taken by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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