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FRENCH VERB

ramasser

to pick up

  • #378 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: ramassé
  • Present participle: ramassant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use ramasser

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

  1. Present

    Je ramasse les jouets avant que ta mère arrive.

    I'm picking up the toys before your mother gets here.

  2. Past

    Les enfants ont ramassé des coquillages sur la plage.

    The children picked up shells on the beach.

  3. Imperfect

    En automne, on ramassait des châtaignes dans les bois.

    In autumn, we used to gather chestnuts in the woods.

  4. Future

    Je ramasserai les feuilles dans le jardin demain.

    I'll rake up the leaves in the garden tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Tu ramasserais le verre cassé ? J'ai les mains prises.

    Would you pick up the broken glass? My hands are full.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu ramasses tes affaires dans le salon.

    You need to pick your things up in the living room.

  7. Imperative

    Ramasse ton manteau, il est par terre.

    Pick up your coat, it's on the floor.

Good to know

  • Ramasser is to pick up from the ground; to pick up a person or a parcel is venir chercher.

Where you hear ramasser

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • On ramasse des coquillages. We're picking up shells.
  • J'ai ramassé un beau coquillage. I picked up a beautiful shell.
  • On va ramasser des coquillages sur la plage. We're going to pick up shells on the beach.
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The Tide

Beginner Level 3 · ramasser · on ramasse · on ramassait

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