Apprendre — to learn | French Verb Chart
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Présent (Indicatif)
- j’apprendsI learn
- tu apprendsyou learn
- il / elle apprendhe / she learns
- nous apprenonswe learn
- vous apprenezyou learn
- ils / elles apprennentthey learn
Passé composé (Indicatif)
- j’ai apprisI learned
- tu as apprisyou learned
- il / elle a apprishe / she learned
- nous avons appriswe learned
- vous avez apprisyou learned
- ils / elles ont appristhey learned
Imparfait (Indicatif)
- j’apprenaisI was learning
- tu apprenaisyou were
- il apprenaithe was
- nous apprenionswe were
- vous appreniezyou were
- ils apprenaientthey were
Futur simple (Indicatif)
- j’apprendraiI will learn
- tu apprendrasyou will
- il apprendrahe will
- nous apprendronswe will
- vous apprendrezyou will
- ils apprendrontthey will
Conditionnel présent
- j’apprendraisI would learn
- tu apprendraisyou would
- il apprendraithe would
- nous apprendrionswe would
- vous apprendriezyou would
- ils apprendraientthey would
Subjonctif présent
- que j’apprennethat I learn
- que tu apprennesthat you
- qu’il apprennethat he
- que nous apprenionsthat we
- que vous appreniezthat you
- qu’ils apprennentthat they
Impératif, Participe & Infinitif
- apprendreinfinitive
- apprenantpresent participle
- en apprenantgerund (gérondif)
- apprispast participle
- apprends · apprenons · apprenezimperative
- avoirauxiliary in compound tenses
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📘 How to use Apprendre
- prendre family (apprends / apprenons / apprennent): learn one, get comprendre & surprendre free.
- Apprendre À + infinitive = to learn to: j’apprends à conduire.
- Also = to teach: apprendre quelque chose À quelqu’un: il m’a appris le français.
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to learn TO do = apprendre ___ faire (preposition)
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à
prendre family: nous ___ (appren-)
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apprenons
participle = ___ (-is)
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appris
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Apprendre conjugation FAQ
What is the present tense of apprendre?
j’apprends, tu apprends, il / elle apprend, nous apprenons, vous apprenez, ils / elles apprennent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.
What is the past participle of apprendre?
appris — the passé composé is « j’ai appris ». Apprendre uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.
How do you say apprendre in the future tense?
« j’apprendrai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.
What does apprendre mean in English?
to learn. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.
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