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Conjugation of the French verb apprendre

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb apprendre, along with their English translations.

apprendre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
apprendre	to learn

Present		Scored
j'apprends	I learn
tu apprends	you learn
il apprend	he learns
elle apprend	she learns
nous apprenons	we learn
vous apprenez	you learn
ils apprennent	they learn
elles apprennent	they learn

Imperfect		Scored
j'apprenais	I was learning
tu apprenais	you were learning
il apprenait	he was learning
elle apprenait	she was learning
nous apprenions	we were learning
vous appreniez	you were learning
ils apprenaient	they were learning
elles apprenaient	they were learning

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
j'appris	I learnt
tu appris	you learnt
il apprit	he learnt
elle apprit	she learnt
nous apprîmes	we learnt
vous apprîtes	you learnt
ils apprirent	they learnt
elles apprirent	they learnt

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai appris	I learnt
tu as appris	you learnt
il a appris	he learnt
elle a appris	she learnt
nous avons appris	we learnt
vous avez appris	you learnt
ils ont appris	they learnt
elles ont appris	they learnt

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais appris	I had learnt
tu avais appris	you had learnt
il avait appris	he had learnt
elle avait appris	she had learnt
nous avions appris	we had learnt
vous aviez appris	you had learnt
ils avaient appris	they had learnt
elles avaient appris	they had learnt

Future		Scored
j'apprendrai	I will learn
tu apprendras	you will learn
il apprendra	he will learn
elle apprendra	she will learn
nous apprendrons	we will learn
vous apprendrez	you will learn
ils apprendront	they will learn
elles apprendront	they will learn

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai appris	I will have learnt
tu auras appris	you will have learnt
il aura appris	he will have learnt
elle aura appris	she will have learnt
nous aurons appris	we will have learnt
vous aurez appris	you will have learnt
ils auront appris	they will have learnt
elles auront appris	they will have learnt

Conditional		Scored
j'apprendrais	I would learn
tu apprendrais	you would learn
il apprendrait	he would learn
elle apprendrait	she would learn
nous apprendrions	we would learn
vous apprendriez	you would learn
ils apprendraient	they would learn
elles apprendraient	they would learn

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais appris	I would have learnt
tu aurais appris	you would have learnt
il aurait appris	he would have learnt
elle aurait appris	she would have learnt
nous aurions appris	we would have learnt
vous auriez appris	you would have learnt
ils auraient appris	they would have learnt
elles auraient appris	they would have learnt

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'apprenne	(... that) I learn
(... que) tu apprennes	(... that) you learn
(... que) il apprenne	(... that) he learns
(... que) elle apprenne	(... that) she learns
(... que) nous apprenions	(... that) we learn
(... que) vous appreniez	(... that) you learn
(... que) ils apprennent	(... that) they learn
(... que) elles apprennent	(... that) they learn

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'apprisse	(... that) I was learning
(... que) tu apprisses	(... that) you were learning
(... que) il apprît	(... that) he was learning
(... que) elle apprît	(... that) she was learning
(... que) nous apprissions	(... that) we were learning
(... que) vous apprissiez	(... that) you were learning
(... que) ils apprissent	(... that) they were learning
(... que) elles apprissent	(... that) they were learning

Imperative		Scored
apprends	Learn
apprenons	Let's learn
apprenez	Learn

Present Participle		Scored
apprenant	learning

Past Participle		Scored
appris	learnt

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