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FRENCH VERB

emmener

to take (someone)

  • #146 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: emmené
  • Present participle: emmenant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use emmener

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

  1. Present

    J'emmène ma fille à la danse le mercredi.

    I take my daughter to dance class on Wednesdays.

  2. Past

    Il nous a emmenés dans un petit restaurant génial.

    He took us to a great little restaurant.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon oncle m'emmenait à la pêche quand j'étais petit.

    My uncle took me fishing when I was little.

  4. Future

    Je t'emmènerai voir la mer ce week-end.

    I'll take you to see the sea this weekend.

  5. Conditional

    Tu m'emmènerais à l'aéroport demain matin ?

    Could you take me to the airport tomorrow morning?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on emmène le chien chez le vétérinaire.

    We have to take the dog to the vet.

  7. Imperative

    Emmène ta sœur avec toi, elle s'ennuie.

    Take your sister with you, she's bored.

Good to know

  • Emmener is for people and pets; emporter is for things : j'emmène les enfants, j'emporte un pull.
  • Amener brings someone to where you are; emmener takes them away with you.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.