French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | prends | prenais | prendrai | prendrais | prenne | prisse | ||
| tu | prends | prenais | prendras | prendrais | prennes | prisses | ||
| il | prend | prenait | prendra | prendrait | prenne | prît | ||
| nous | prenons | prenions | prendrons | prendrions | prenions | prissions | ||
| vous | prenez | preniez | prendrez | prendriez | preniez | prissiez | ||
| ils | prennent | prenaient | prendront | prendraient | prennent | prissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai pris | avais pris | aurai pris | aurais pris | aie pris | eusse pris | ||
| tu | as pris | avais pris | auras pris | aurais pris | aies pris | eusses pris | ||
| il | a pris | avait pris | aura pris | aurait pris | ait pris | eût pris | ||
| nous | avons pris | avions pris | aurons pris | aurions pris | ayons pris | eussions pris | ||
| vous | avez pris | aviez pris | aurez pris | auriez pris | ayez pris | eussiez pris | ||
| ils | ont pris | avaient pris | auront pris | auraient pris | aient pris | eussent pris | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | pris | eus pris | (tu) | prends | Present | prenant | ||
| tu | pris | eus pris | (nous) | prenons | Past | pris | ||
| il | prit | eut pris | (vous) | prenez | Perfect | ayant pris | ||
| nous | prîmes | eûmes pris | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | prîtes | eûtes pris | (tu) | aie pris | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | prirent | eurent pris | (nous) | ayons pris | avoir pris | |||
| (vous) | ayez pris | |||||||
Prendre is an irregular -re verb.
 |
|
| Elle prend une selfie. | |
| Share / Tweet / Pin Me! | |
Listening
Prendre lessons
Similarly conjugated French verbs
- apprendre – to learn
- comprendre – to understand
- entreprendre – to undertake
- se méprendre – to be mistaken
- reprendre – to retake
- surprendre – to surprise
This free website is created with love and a great deal of work. If you love it, please consider making a 
Is your French as rusty as an old can? Did you live in France years ago or study it in high school—and promptly forget everything upon leaving? The fact is that language ability fades with lack of practice. If you used to know French but haven’t spoken it in years or decades, the bad news is that it probably won’t come rushing back all at once. But the good news is that you can relearn it much more quickly than if you were starting out without that previous knowledge.
N’importe literally means “no matter” or “(it) doesn’t matter.” This indefinite expression can precede an interrogative adjective, adverb, or pronoun when talking about something indefinite or non-specific.