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Conjugation of the French verb porter

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

porter is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
porter	to wear

Present		Scored
je porte	I wear
tu portes	you wear
il porte	he wears
elle porte	she wears
nous portons	we wear
vous portez	you wear
ils portent	they wear
elles portent	they wear

Imperfect		Scored
je portais	I was wearing
tu portais	you were wearing
il portait	he was wearing
elle portait	she was wearing
nous portions	we were wearing
vous portiez	you were wearing
ils portaient	they were wearing
elles portaient	they were wearing

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
je portai	I wore
tu portas	you wore
il porta	he wore
elle porta	she wore
nous portâmes	we wore
vous portâtes	you wore
ils portèrent	they wore
elles portèrent	they wore

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

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

Future		Scored
je porterai	I will wear
tu porteras	you will wear
il portera	he will wear
elle portera	she will wear
nous porterons	we will wear
vous porterez	you will wear
ils porteront	they will wear
elles porteront	they will wear

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 porté	I will have worn
tu auras porté	you will have worn
il aura porté	he will have worn
elle aura porté	she will have worn
nous aurons porté	we will have worn
vous aurez porté	you will have worn
ils auront porté	they will have worn
elles auront porté	they will have worn

Conditional		Scored
je porterais	I would wear
tu porterais	you would wear
il porterait	he would wear
elle porterait	she would wear
nous porterions	we would wear
vous porteriez	you would wear
ils porteraient	they would wear
elles porteraient	they would wear

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 porté	I would have worn
tu aurais porté	you would have worn
il aurait porté	he would have worn
elle aurait porté	she would have worn
nous aurions porté	we would have worn
vous auriez porté	you would have worn
ils auraient porté	they would have worn
elles auraient porté	they would have worn

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je porte	(... that) I wear
(... que) tu portes	(... that) you wear
(... que) il porte	(... that) he wears
(... que) elle porte	(... that) she wears
(... que) nous portions	(... that) we wear
(... que) vous portiez	(... that) you wear
(... que) ils portent	(... that) they wear
(... que) elles portent	(... that) they wear

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je portasse	(... that) I was wearing
(... que) tu portasses	(... that) you were wearing
(... que) il portât	(... that) he was wearing
(... que) elle portât	(... that) she was wearing
(... que) nous portassions	(... that) we were wearing
(... que) vous portassiez	(... that) you were wearing
(... que) ils portassent	(... that) they were wearing
(... que) elles portassent	(... that) they were wearing

Imperative		Scored
porte	Wear
portons	Let's wear
portez	Wear

Present Participle		Scored
portant	wearing

Past Participle		Scored
porté	worn

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