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FRENCH VERB

ramener

to bring back

  • #147 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: ramené
  • Present participle: ramenant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use ramener

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

  1. Present

    Je te ramène en voiture, il pleut.

    I'll drive you back, it's raining.

  2. Past

    Il a ramené sa copine dîner à la maison.

    He brought his girlfriend home for dinner.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon père nous ramenait de l'école tous les soirs.

    My father brought us back from school every evening.

  4. Future

    Je ramènerai Léa chez elle après la fête.

    I'll take Léa back home after the party.

  5. Conditional

    Vous me ramèneriez jusqu'au centre-ville ?

    Would you drive me back to the town centre?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que quelqu'un ramène les enfants à midi.

    Someone has to bring the children back at noon.

  7. Imperative

    Ramène ton frère à la maison, il est tard.

    Take your brother home, it's late.

Good to know

  • Ramener is for people, rapporter for things : je te ramène chez toi, je rapporte le livre.

Where you hear ramener

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Vous la ramenez dimanche, avant midi. You bring it back on Sunday, before noon.
  • On a ramené la voiture à la gare. We brought the car back to the station.
  • On va la ramener avec le plein. We're going to bring it back with a full tank.
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A Car in Rennes

Beginner Level 3 · Vous la ramenez · on la ramène

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