prendre — to take; to eat; to drink
prendre is the #68 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to take; to eat; to drink” and is pronounced /pʁɑ̃.dʁə/.
#68frequency rank
0.13%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of prendre
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| prendre | infinitive | to take |
| prenant | -ing form | taking |
| pris | past participle | taken |
| prends | I · present | I take |
| prends | you · present | you take |
| prend | he/she · present | he/she takes |
| prenons | we · present | we take |
| prenez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) take |
| prennent | they · present | they take |
| prenais | I · imperfect | I used to take |
| prenais | you · imperfect | you used to take |
| prenait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to take |
| prenions | we · imperfect | we used to take |
| preniez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to take |
| prenaient | they · imperfect | they used to take |
| pris | I · past | I took |
| pris | you · past | you took |
| prit | he/she · past | he/she took |
| prîmes | we · past | we took |
| prîtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) took |
| prirent | they · past | they took |
| prendrai | I · future | I will take |
| prendras | you · future | you will take |
| prendra | he/she · future | he/she will take |
| prendrons | we · future | we will take |
| prendrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will take |
| prendront | they · future | they will take |
| prendrais | I · conditional | I would take |
| prendrais | you · conditional | you would take |
| prendrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would take |
| prendrions | we · conditional | we would take |
| prendriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would take |
| prendraient | they · conditional | they would take |
| prenne | I · subjunctive present | (that) I take |
| prennes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you take |
| prenne | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she take |
| prenions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we take |
| preniez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) take |
| prennent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they take |
| prisse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I took |
| prisses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you took |
| prît | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she took |
| prissions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we took |
| prissiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) took |
| prissent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they took |
| prends | you · command | take! |
| prenons | we · command | take! (to several) |
| prenez | you (pl.) · command | take! (to several) |