Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Introduction to the verb emprunter
The English translation of the French verb “emprunter” is “to borrow.” The infinitive form “emprunter” is pronounced as ahm-prun-tey.
“Emprunter” originated from the Latin verb “imprehendere,” meaning “to take, seize.” In everyday French, “emprunter” is commonly used to express the action of borrowing something, such as money, a book, or an object. Here are three examples of its usage with their English translations:
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Je vais emprunter un livre à la bibliothèque.
(I am going to borrow a book from the library.) -
Elle a emprunté de l’argent à son ami.
(She borrowed money from her friend.) -
Est-ce que je peux emprunter ton stylo ?
(Can I borrow your pen?)
Emprunter – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of emprunter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | emprunte | J’emprunte un livre à la bibliothèque. | I borrow a book from the library. |
Tu | empruntes | Tu empruntes de l’argent à ton ami. | You borrow some money from your friend. |
Il | emprunte | Il emprunte ma voiture pour aller au travail. | He borrows my car to go to work. |
Elle | emprunte | Elle emprunte mon stylo pour écrire une lettre. | She borrows my pen to write a letter. |
On | emprunte | On emprunte des vêtements pour la soirée. | We borrow clothes for the party. |
Nous | empruntons | Nous empruntons des livres à la bibliothèque. | We borrow books from the library. |
Vous | empruntez | Vous empruntez de l’argent à la banque. | You borrow money from the bank. |
Ils | empruntent | Ils empruntent mon ordinateur pour faire leurs devoirs. | They borrow my computer to do their homework. |
Elles | empruntent | Elles empruntent des DVD à la vidéothèque. | They borrow DVDs from the video store. |
Other Conjugations for Emprunter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprunter
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