porter — to carry; to support, to bear
porter is the #244 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to carry; to support, to bear” and is pronounced /pɔʁ.te/.
#244frequency rank
0.05%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of porter
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| porter | infinitive | to carry |
| portant | -ing form | carrying |
| porté | past participle | carried |
| porte | I · present | I carry |
| portes | you · present | you carry |
| porte | he/she · present | he/she carries |
| portons | we · present | we carry |
| portez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) carry |
| portent | they · present | they carry |
| portais | I · imperfect | I used to carry |
| portais | you · imperfect | you used to carry |
| portait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to carry |
| portions | we · imperfect | we used to carry |
| portiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to carry |
| portaient | they · imperfect | they used to carry |
| portai | I · past | I carried |
| portas | you · past | you carried |
| porta | he/she · past | he/she carried |
| portâmes | we · past | we carried |
| portâtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) carried |
| portèrent | they · past | they carried |
| porterai | I · future | I will carry |
| porteras | you · future | you will carry |
| portera | he/she · future | he/she will carry |
| porterons | we · future | we will carry |
| porterez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will carry |
| porteront | they · future | they will carry |
| porterais | I · conditional | I would carry |
| porterais | you · conditional | you would carry |
| porterait | he/she · conditional | he/she would carry |
| porterions | we · conditional | we would carry |
| porteriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would carry |
| porteraient | they · conditional | they would carry |
| porte | I · subjunctive present | (that) I carry |
| portes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you carry |
| porte | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she carry |
| portions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we carry |
| portiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) carry |
| portent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they carry |
| portasse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I carried |
| portasses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you carried |
| portât | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she carried |
| portassions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we carried |
| portassiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) carried |
| portassent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they carried |
| porte | you · command | carry! |
| portons | we · command | carry! (to several) |
| portez | you (pl.) · command | carry! (to several) |