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FRENCH VERB

rapporter

to bring back

  • #484 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: rapporté
  • Present participle: rapportant

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 rapporter

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

  1. Present

    Je rapporte toujours du chocolat de Suisse.

    I always bring chocolate back from Switzerland.

  2. Past

    Tu m'as rapporté mon pull ? Je ne le trouve pas.

    Did you bring my jumper back? I can't find it.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon oncle nous rapportait des cadeaux de chaque voyage.

    My uncle brought us presents back from every trip.

  4. Future

    Je rapporterai la perceuse demain, promis.

    I'll bring the drill back tomorrow, promise.

  5. Conditional

    Vous me rapporteriez un pain en passant ?

    Would you bring me back a loaf on your way?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je rapporte ce pantalon, il est trop petit.

    I have to take these trousers back, they're too small.

  7. Imperative

    Rapporte les verres à la cuisine, s'il te plaît.

    Take the glasses back to the kitchen, please.

Good to know

  • Rapporter is to bring something back or to take it back to the shop; ça rapporte means it pays well.

Where you hear rapporter

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je rapporte toujours un souvenir de mes voyages. I always bring back a souvenir from my trips.
  • Je t'ai rapporté un souvenir. I brought you back a souvenir.
  • Je vais rapporter du cidre pour Papa. I'm going to bring back some cider for Dad.
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Beginner Level 3 · rapporter

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