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Conjugation
Objective: Conjugate prendre and its derivatives across all six persons, apply the plural stem shift, and use the past participle pris correctly.
| Pronoun | prendre | apprendre | comprendre |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | prends | apprends | comprends |
| tu | prends | apprends | comprends |
| il / elle / on | prend | apprend | comprend |
| nous | prenons | apprenons | comprenons |
| vous | prenez | apprenez | comprenez |
| ils / elles | prennent | apprennent |
The plural stem of prendre drops the -d and keeps a single n, producing nous prenons, never prendons.
The third-person plural doubles the n and drops the d, producing prennent, which matches the pattern of viennent and tiennent.
Prendre takes a direct object, so le bus follows the verb without a preposition.
The first-person plural drops the -d and uses a single n, producing prenons, never prendons.
The third-person plural doubles the n and drops the d, producing prennent.
Apprendre takes a direct object for the subject being studied. The participle is appris.
Comprendre follows the same plural stem shift, with nous comprenons and ils comprennent.
6 exercises · about 9 minutes
The past participle of prendre is pris, never prendu, and it follows the -is pattern of mis and dit.
Prendre takes a direct object without any preposition, so le bus follows the verb directly.
Reprendre means to take up again or to resume. The participle is repris.
Surprendre means to surprise. The construction places the direct object pronoun me before the verb.
The expression prendre une décision uses prendre with a direct object. The vous form drops the -d entirely and ends in -ez.