Key facts

Amener

To bring · to bring (person)

B1Irregular
Stem
amen
Past participle
amené

Examples

J'amène mon fils.

I am bringing my son.

Il n'amène pas son chien.

He doesn't bring his dog.

Nous amenions le vélo.

We were bringing the bike.

Nous avons amené Lucie.

We brought Lucie.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'amène
Ibring
Tuamènes
Youbring
Ilamène
Hebrings
Nousamenons
Webring
Vousamenez
Youbring
Ilsamènent
Theybring

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais amener
Iam going to bring
Tuvas amener
Youare going to bring
Ilva amener
Heis going to bring
Nousallons amener
Weare going to bring
Vousallez amener
Youare going to bring
Ilsvont amener
Theyare going to bring

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'amener
Ihave just brought
Tuviens d'amener
Youhave just brought
Ilvient d'amener
Hehas just brought
Nousvenons d'amener
Wehave just brought
Vousvenez d'amener
Youhave just brought
Ilsviennent d'amener
Theyhave just brought

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai amené
Ihave brought
Tuas amené
Youhave brought
Ila amené
Hehas brought
Nousavons amené
Wehave brought
Vousavez amené
Youhave brought
Ilsont amené
Theyhave brought

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'amènerais
Iwould bring
Tuamènerais
Youwould bring
Ilamènerait
Hewould bring
Nousamènerions
Wewould bring
Vousamèneriez
Youwould bring
Ilsamèneraient
Theywould bring

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'amènerai
Iwill bring
Tuamèneras
Youwill bring
Ilamènera
Hewill bring
Nousamènerons
Wewill bring
Vousamènerez
Youwill bring
Ilsamèneront
Theywill bring

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'amenais
Iwas bringing
Tuamenais
Youwere bringing
Ilamenait
Hewas bringing
Nousamenions
Were bringing
Vousameniez
Youwere bringing
Ilsamenaient
Theywere bringing

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)amène
Youbring
(Nous)amenons
Webring
(Vous)amenez
Youbring

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

amenant
bringing

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en amenant
bringing

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