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FRENCH VERB

apporter

to bring

  • #144 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: apporté
  • Present participle: apportant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I bring
  2. tu you bring
  3. il, elle, on he/she brings
  4. nous we bring
  5. vous you bring
  6. ils, elles they bring

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I brought
  2. tu you brought
  3. il, elle, on he/she brought
  4. nous we brought
  5. vous you brought
  6. ils, elles they brought

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to bring
  2. tu you used to bring
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to bring
  4. nous we used to bring
  5. vous you used to bring
  6. ils, elles they used to bring

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will bring
  2. tu you will bring
  3. il, elle, on he/she will bring
  4. nous we will bring
  5. vous you will bring
  6. ils, elles they will bring

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would bring
  2. tu you would bring
  3. il, elle, on he/she would bring
  4. nous we would bring
  5. vous you would bring
  6. ils, elles they would bring

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I bring
  2. tu (that) you bring
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she bring
  4. nous (that) we bring
  5. vous (that) you bring
  6. ils, elles (that) they bring

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu bring!
  2. nous bring! (let’s)
  3. vous bring! (plural, or formal)

How to use apporter

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    J'apporte le dessert, tu t'occupes du vin ?

    I'll bring the dessert, you take care of the wine?

  2. Past

    Le facteur a apporté un colis pour toi.

    The postman brought a parcel for you.

  3. Imperfect

    Chaque dimanche, il apportait des croissants chauds.

    Every Sunday, he brought warm croissants.

  4. Future

    J'apporterai mon appareil photo pour la fête.

    I'll bring my camera for the party.

  5. Conditional

    Tu apporterais une chaise de plus, s'il te plaît ?

    Could you bring one more chair, please?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que j'apporte mes papiers à la mairie.

    I need to take my papers to the town hall.

  7. Imperative

    Apporte un pull, il fait froid le soir.

    Bring a jumper, it gets cold in the evening.

Good to know

  • Apporter is for things you carry; amener is for people you bring along.

Where you hear apporter

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • J'apporte le dessert. I'm bringing dessert.
  • Je vous ai apporté une bouteille de vin. I've brought you a bottle of wine.
  • Je vais apporter de la musique. I'm going to bring some music.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • J'apporte le dessert. I'm bringing dessert.
  • Je vous ai apporté une bouteille de vin. I've brought you a bottle of wine.
  • Je vais apporter de la musique. I'm going to bring some music.
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The Housewarming

Beginner Level 2 · apporter · je t'ai apporté · je vous ai apporté

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A Neighbour in Bed

Beginner Level 3 · Je vous en apporte.

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