Prendre, venir, Etc Flashcards
Prendre (when to use?)
To take (frequently with food consumption)
I take
Je prends
You take
Tu prends
I take
You take
He/she/we take
We take
You take (formal)
They take
Je prends
Tu prends
ill/elle/on prend
Nous prenons
Vous prenez
ils/elles prennent (prennn)
Comprendre
To understand
Apprendre
To learn
If you cant use prendre to take someone somewhere, what verb do you use?
amener
I take (someone)
You take (someone)
He/she/we take (someone)
We take (someone)
You take (formal) someone
They take (someone)
J’amène
Tu amènes
il/elle/on amène
Nous amenons
Vous amenez
ils/elles amènent
If you can’t use prendre to take a thing, what verb do you use
apporter
Venir
To come
I come
You come
He/she/we come
We come
You come (formal)
They come
Je viens
Tu viens
ill/elle/on vient
Nous venons
Vous venez
Ils/elles viennent (vienn)
Revenir
To come back
Devenir
To become
She became fiends with a lot of her students
Elle devient amie avec beaucoup de ses étudiantes
Sentence structure for the near past
Venir de + infinitive
I just went to the bathroom
Je viens de aller à le toilette
Tenir
To hold
I hold
You hold
He/she/we hold
We hold
You hold (formal)
They hold
Je tiens
Tu tiens
Il/elle/on tient
Nous tenons
Vous tenez
Ils/elles tiennent (tiennn)
Retenir
To retain / hold back
Obtenir
To get
My neighbors just bought a new car
Mes voisins viennent d’attacher une nouvelle voiture
I think I’m going to have the fish
Je pense que je vais prendre le poisson
We always take our parents to the Opera when the come to New York
Nous amenons toujours nos parents à l’opéra quand ils viennent à New York
I’m teach my little brother to ride his bike
J’apprends à mon petit frère à faire son vélo