The French verb prendre means "to take". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of prendre is je prends, tu prends, il/elle prend, nous prenons, vous prenez, ils/elles prennent. It is irregular: 3 of its 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is prenant and its past participle is pris.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | prends | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | prends | |
| il/ | prend | |
| nous | prenons (irregular) | |
| vous | prenez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | prennent (irregular) |
| j' | ai pris (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as pris (irregular) |
| il/ | a pris (irregular) |
| nous | avons pris (irregular) |
| vous | avez pris (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont pris (irregular) |
| je | prenais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | prenais (irregular) |
| il/ | prenait (irregular) |
| nous | prenions (irregular) |
| vous | preniez (irregular) |
| ils/ | prenaient (irregular) |
| je | prendrai |
|---|---|
| tu | prendras |
| il/ | prendra |
| nous | prendrons |
| vous | prendrez |
| ils/ | prendront |
| je | prendrais |
|---|---|
| tu | prendrais |
| il/ | prendrait |
| nous | prendrions |
| vous | prendriez |
| ils/ | prendraient |
| que je | prenne (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | prennes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | prenne (irregular) |
| que nous | prenions (irregular) |
| que vous | preniez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | prennent (irregular) |
| tu | prends |
|---|---|
| nous | prenons (irregular) |
| vous | prenez (irregular) |
Prendre is irregular. The stem changes in several forms: nous prenons, ils prennent, and the past participle is pris. The present participle is prenant.
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No, prendre is irregular. Its forms include prends, prenons, prennent, and pris.
It uses avoir plus pris: ai pris, as pris, a pris, avons pris, avez pris, ont pris.
The present participle is prenant. The masculine singular past participle is pris.