Key facts

Emporter

To take · to take (object)

B1Regular
Stem
emport
Past participle
emporté

Examples

J'emporte mon PC.

I am taking my PC with me.

Il n'emporte pas son sac.

He doesn't take his bag with him.

Nous emportions tout.

We were taking everything with us.

Nous avons emporté le pot.

We took the pot with us.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'emporte
Itake
Tuemportes
Youtake
Ilemporte
Hetakes
Nousemportons
Wetake
Vousemportez
Youtake
Ilsemportent
Theytake

Futur proche

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

Jevais emporter
Iam going to take
Tuvas emporter
Youare going to take
Ilva emporter
Heis going to take
Nousallons emporter
Weare going to take
Vousallez emporter
Youare going to take
Ilsvont emporter
Theyare going to take

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'emporter
Ihave just taken
Tuviens d'emporter
Youhave just taken
Ilvient d'emporter
Hehas just taken
Nousvenons d'emporter
Wehave just taken
Vousvenez d'emporter
Youhave just taken
Ilsviennent d'emporter
Theyhave just taken

Passé composé

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

J'ai emporté
Ihave taken
Tuas emporté
Youhave taken
Ila emporté
Hehas taken
Nousavons emporté
Wehave taken
Vousavez emporté
Youhave taken
Ilsont emporté
Theyhave taken

Conditionnel présent

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

J'emporterais
Iwould take
Tuemporterais
Youwould take
Ilemporterait
Hewould take
Nousemporterions
Wewould take
Vousemporteriez
Youwould take
Ilsemporteraient
Theywould take

Futur simple

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

J'emporterai
Iwill take
Tuemporteras
Youwill take
Ilemportera
Hewill take
Nousemporterons
Wewill take
Vousemporterez
Youwill take
Ilsemporteront
Theywill take

Imparfait

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

J'emportais
Iwas taking
Tuemportais
Youwere taking
Ilemportait
Hewas taking
Nousemportions
Were taking
Vousemportiez
Youwere taking
Ilsemportaient
Theywere taking

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)emporte
Youtake
(Nous)emportons
Wetake
(Vous)emportez
Youtake

Participe présent

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

emportant
taking

Gérondif présent

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

en emportant
taking

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