Porter — to carry / to wear | French Verb Chart
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Porter›to carry / to wear
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Present
- je porteI carry
- tu portesyou carry
- il / elle portehe / she carries
- nous portonswe carry
- vous portezyou carry
- ils / elles portentthey carry
Passé composé
- j’ai portéI carried
- tu as portéyou carried
- il / elle a portéhe / she carried
- nous avons portéwe carried
- vous avez portéyou carried
- ils / elles ont portéthey carried
Imperfect
- je portaisI used to carry
- tu portaisyou used to carry
- il / elle portaithe / she used to carry
- nous portionswe used to carry
- vous portiezyou used to carry
- ils / elles portaientthey used to carry
Future
- je porteraiI will carry
- tu porterasyou will carry
- il / elle porterahe / she will carry
- nous porteronswe will carry
- vous porterezyou will carry
- ils / elles porterontthey will carry
Conditional
- je porteraisI would carry
- tu porteraisyou would carry
- il / elle porteraithe / she would carry
- nous porterionswe would carry
- vous porteriezyou would carry
- ils / elles porteraientthey would carry
Subjunctive
- que je portethat I carry
- que tu portesthat you carry
- qu’il / elle portethat he / she carry
- que nous portionsthat we carry
- que vous portiezthat you carry
- qu’ils / elles portentthat they carry
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The same verb, seven times over — each level adds one new thing you can actually say.
A1Basics — carrying and wearing
Je porte un sac lourd.I’m carrying a heavy bag.
Elle porte une robe bleue.She’s wearing a blue dress.
A2Past — what you wore or carried
Elle portait une robe rouge.She was wearing a red dress.
J’ai porté les cartons.I carried the boxes.
B1porter sur / porter plainte
La réunion porte sur le budget.The meeting is about the budget.
Il a porté plainte.He filed a complaint.
B2se porter & the subjunctive
Il se porte bien.He’s doing well.
Elle se porte comme un charme.She’s in perfect health.
C1Idiomatic — porter ses fruits
Nos efforts ont porté leurs fruits.Our efforts paid off.
Cela porte atteinte à sa réputation.That damages his reputation.
C2Literary & formal
Il porte la responsabilité de cet échec.He bears responsibility for this failure.
Nous portons ce fait à votre connaissance.We bring this fact to your attention.
NativeNative slang
Ça porte bonheur !That brings good luck!
Elle est en robe ce soir.She’s in a dress tonight.
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