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FRENCH VERB

porter plainte

to report a crime

  • #456 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: porté plainte
  • Present participle: portant plainte

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use porter plainte

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

  1. Present

    Je porte plainte pour le vol de mon vélo.

    I'm filing a complaint for the theft of my bike.

  2. Past

    Elle a porté plainte au commissariat hier matin.

    She reported it at the police station yesterday morning.

  3. Imperfect

    À l'époque, personne ne portait plainte pour ça.

    Back then, nobody reported things like that.

  4. Future

    Si ça continue, je porterai plainte.

    If it goes on, I'll file a complaint.

  5. Conditional

    Vous porteriez plainte pour un vélo ?

    Would you report a stolen bike?

  6. Present subjunctive

    L'assurance veut que je porte plainte d'abord.

    The insurance wants me to file a complaint first.

  7. Imperative

    Portez plainte tout de suite, c'est important.

    Report it straight away, it's important.

Good to know

  • Porter plainte contre quelqu'un, at the commissariat (the police station).

Where you hear porter plainte

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je porte plainte pour mon téléphone. I'm reporting the theft of my phone.
  • J'ai porté plainte au commissariat. I reported it at the police station.
  • Je vais porter plainte demain. I'm going to report it tomorrow.
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A Stolen Phone

Beginner Level 2 · porter plainte · J'ai porté plainte.

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