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FRENCH VERB

emporter

to take away

  • #483 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: emporté
  • Present participle: emportant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use emporter

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

  1. Present

    J'emporte toujours un livre dans le train.

    I always take a book along on the train.

  2. Past

    On a emporté deux sandwichs pour la route.

    We took two sandwiches for the journey.

  3. Imperfect

    Il emportait son parapluie même en plein été.

    He'd take his umbrella even in the middle of summer.

  4. Future

    Tu emporteras un pull, il fait frais le soir.

    You'll take a jumper along, it gets chilly in the evening.

  5. Conditional

    J'emporterais bien ce fauteuil chez moi !

    I'd happily take this armchair home with me!

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il vaut mieux que vous emportiez de l'eau pour la marche.

    You'd better take water along for the walk.

  7. Imperative

    Emporte les restes, on ne finira jamais tout ça.

    Take the leftovers, we'll never finish all that.

Good to know

  • À emporter is takeaway : une pizza à emporter.
  • Emporter is for things you take along; emmener is for people.

Verbs like this one

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