prendre: Conjugation

The prendre conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb prendre according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of prendre, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of prendre at the end of this page.

PresentPerfect

jeprends
tuprends
il/elleprend
nousprenons
vousprenez
ils/ellesprennent
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j'ai pris
tuas pris
il/ellea pris
nousavons pris
vousavez pris
ils/ellesont pris
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ImperfectPluperfect

jeprenais
tuprenais
il/elleprenait
nousprenions
vouspreniez
ils/ellesprenaient
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j'avais pris
tuavais pris
il/elleavait pris
nousavions pris
vousaviez pris
ils/ellesavaient pris
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FutureFuture-perfect

jeprendrai
tuprendras
il/elleprendra
nousprendrons
vousprendrez
ils/ellesprendront
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j'aurai pris
tuauras pris
il/elleaura pris
nousaurons pris
vousaurez pris
ils/ellesauront pris
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ConditionalConditional perfect

jeprendrais
tuprendrais
il/elleprendrait
nousprendrions
vousprendriez
ils/ellesprendraient
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j'aurais pris
tuaurais pris
il/elleaurait pris
nousaurions pris
vousauriez pris
ils/ellesauraient pris
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Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jeprenne
tuprennes
il/elleprenne
nousprenions
vouspreniez
ils/ellesprennent
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j'aie pris
tuaies pris
il/elleait pris
nousayons pris
vousayez pris
ils/ellesaient pris
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Past historicPast anterior

jepris
tupris
il/elleprit
nousprîmes
vousprîtes
ils/ellesprirent
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j'eus pris
tueus pris
il/elleeut pris
nouseûmes pris
vouseûtes pris
ils/elleseurent pris
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