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FRENCH VERB

reprendre

to take up again

  • #149 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: repris
  • Present participle: reprenant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use reprendre

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

  1. Present

    Je reprends le travail lundi après deux semaines de vacances.

    I'm going back to work on Monday after two weeks' holiday.

  2. Past

    Tu as repris des pâtes ? Elles étaient bonnes.

    Did you have more pasta? It was good.

  3. Imperfect

    Chaque septembre, elle reprenait ses cours de chant.

    Every September, she took up her singing lessons again.

  4. Future

    On reprendra la discussion demain, tête reposée.

    We'll pick up the discussion tomorrow with a clear head.

  5. Conditional

    Je reprendrais bien un peu de café.

    I'd like a bit more coffee.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu reprennes le sport doucement.

    You need to go back to sport gently.

  7. Imperative

    Reprenez un morceau de tarte, il en reste.

    Have another piece of tart, there's some left.

Good to know

  • At the table, "tu reprends du gâteau ?" offers a second helping.

Where you hear reprendre

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French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je reprends le travail lundi. I go back to work on Monday.
  • J'ai repris le vélo la semaine dernière. I got back on the bike last week.
  • Je vais reprendre le travail lundi. I'm going to go back to work on Monday.
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At the Doctor's

Beginner Level 2 · reprendre

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