prendre
to takeIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | prendssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai pris | prenaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais prendre | prendraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | prendssounds the same as another form in this tense | as prissounds the same as another form in this tense | prenaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas prendresounds the same as another form in this tense | prendrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | prendsounds the same as another form in this tense | a prissounds the same as another form in this tense | prenaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va prendresounds the same as another form in this tense | prendrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | prenons | avons pris | prenions | allons prendre | prendronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | prenez | avez pris | preniez | allez prendre | prendrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | prennent | ont pris | prenaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont prendre | prendrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. prends covers both "I take" and "I am takeing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and pris does not — ai pris.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so prenons gives you prenais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; prendre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on prendr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de prendre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de prendre |
| il/elle | vient de prendre |
| nous | venons de prendre |
| vous | venez de prendre |
| ils/elles | viennent de prendre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | prends |
|---|---|
| nous | prenons |
| vous | prenez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en prenant
What this table tells you about prendre
The past participle is pris, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on prendr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: prends, prend — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know prenons you already know prenais, prenait and prenaient. Futur proche keeps prendre untouched.
Worth knowing about prendre
Prendre's numerous high-frequency compound verbs—apprendre (to learn), comprendre (to understand), entreprendre (to undertake), reprendre (to take again), and surprendre (to surprise)—all follow this identical conjugation pattern.
The past participle 'pris' deviates from typical -re verb participles, requiring separate memorization rather than following predictable patterns.
J'ai pris un café ce matin.
I had a coffee this morning.
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