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Porter — to carry / to wear | French Verb Chart

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Porterto 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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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.

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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.

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B1porter sur / porter plainte
La réunion porte sur le budget.The meeting is about the budget.
Il a porté plainte.He filed a complaint.

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B2se porter & the subjunctive
Il se porte bien.He’s doing well.
Elle se porte comme un charme.She’s in perfect health.

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C1Idiomatic — porter ses fruits
Nos efforts ont porté leurs fruits.Our efforts paid off.
Cela porte atteinte à sa réputation.That damages his reputation.

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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.

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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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