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Apprendre — to learn | French Verb Chart

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Apprendreto learn
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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.

🔑 Key forms

Participe passéappris (avoir)
Gérondifen apprenant
Impératifapprends ! · apprenons ! · apprenez !
Good to knowFamily: prendre, comprendre, surprendre. « apprendre par cœur » = to learn by heart.

🔊 Common expressions

J’apprends le français.I’m learning French.
Il apprend à nager.He’s learning to swim.
J’ai appris la nouvelle hier.I heard the news yesterday.
Elle m’a appris à cuisiner.She taught me to cook.

🔊 Example sentences

Nous apprenons beaucoup ici.We learn a lot here.
Tu apprendras vite.You’ll learn fast.
Ils ont appris la vérité.They found out the truth.

✍️ Practice

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

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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