Updated November 22, 2025 — Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online, with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a voice artist from France.
This page offers complete prendre conjugation charts in French, along with audio for the six most common tenses you’ll hear in everyday conversation. Prendre means “to take,” and it’s one of the essential building-block verbs in French. Because prendre is highly irregular, all of its forms must be learned individually.
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✅ Full prendre conjugation table (all tenses)
Prendre Conjugation in French (With Native Audio)
How to Conjugate Prendre in the Six Main French Tenses
Present (présent)
je prends – I take
tu prends – you take
il, elle prend – he, she takes
nous prenons – we take
vous prenez – you take
ils, elles prennent – they take
Passé composé
j’ai pris – I took
tu as pris – you took
il, elle a pris – he, she took
nous avons pris – we took
vous avez pris – you took
ils, elles ont pris – they took
Imperfect (imparfait)
je prenais – I was taking, used to take
tu prenais – you were taking
il, elle prenait – he, she was taking
nous prenions – we were taking
vous preniez – you were taking
ils, elles prenaient – they were taking
Simple future (futur simple)
je prendrai – I will take
tu prendras – you will take
il, elle prendra – he, she will take
nous prendrons – we will take
vous prendrez – you will take
ils, elles prendront – they will take
Conditional (conditionnel)
je prendrais – I would take
tu prendrais – you would take
il, elle prendrait – he, she would take
nous prendrions – we would take
vous prendriez – you would take
ils, elles prendraient – they would take
Subjunctive (subjonctif)
que je prenne – that I take
que tu prennes – that you take
qu’il, elle prenne – that he, she take
que nous prenions – that we take
que vous preniez – that you take
qu’ils, elles prennent – that they take
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Prendre conjugation chart
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Complete Conjugation of Prendre (All Tenses)
If you need a full reference, here’s a detailed conjugation of prendre in every major tense and mood.
This is a great tool for teachers, advanced learners, or anyone who wants to see the whole picture.
| Present je prends tu prends il, elle prend nous prenons vous prenez ils, elles prennent | Passé simple je pris tu pris il, elle prit nous prîmes vous prîtes ils, elles prirent | Imperfect je prenais tu prenais il, elle prenait nous prenions vous preniez ils, elles prenaient | Simple future je prendrai tu prendras il, elle prendra nous prendrons vous prendrez ils, elles prendront |
| Passé composé j’ai pris tu as pris il, elle a pris nous avons pris vous avez pris ils, elles ont pris | Past anterior j’eus pris tu eus pris il, elle eut pris nous eûmes pris vous eûtes pris ils, elles eurent pris | Pluperfect j’avais pris tu avais pris il, elle avait pris nous avions pris vous aviez pris ils, elles avaient pris | Future perfect j’aurai pris tu auras pris il, elle aura pris nous aurons pris vous aurez pris ils, elles auront pris |
| Present subjunctive que je prenne que tu prennes qu’il, qu’elle prenne que nous prenions que vous preniez qu’ils, elles prennent | Past subjunctive que j’aie pris que tu aies pris qu’il, qu’elle ait pris que nous ayons pris que vous ayez pris qu’ils, elles aient pris | Imperfect subjunctive que je prisse que tu prisses qu’il, qu’elle prît que nous prissions que vous prissiez qu’ils, elles prissent | Pluperfect subjunctive que j’eusse pris que tu eusses pris qu’il, qu’elle eût pris que nous eussions pris que vous eussiez pris qu’ils, elles eussent pris |
| Present conditional je prendrais tu prendrais il, elle prendrait nous prendrions vous prendriez ils, elles prendraient | Past conditional I j’aurais pris tu aurais pris il, elle aurait pris nous aurions pris vous auriez pris ils, elles auraient pris | Past conditional II j’eusse pris tu eusses pris il, elle eût pris nous eussions pris vous eussiez pris ils, qu’elles eussent pris | |
| Present imperative prends prenons prenez | Present infinitive prendre | Present participle prenant | |
| Past imperative aie pris ayons pris ayez pris | Past infinitive avoir pris | Past participle pris |
✅ Prendre – Word of the Day lesson
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