Prendre and the similarly-conjugated verbs “apprendre” and “comprendre”
PRENDRE is an irregular verb, that has several meanings. Used alone, it can mean, “to take”. Used with food, it can mean, “to have” or “to take”. It can also demonstrate how to get around (transportation- prendre le taxi, prendre l’avion, etc.). APPRENDRE and COMPRENDRE are conjugated in the same way, but with the additional prefixes.
prendre – to take/to have
je prends nous prenons
tu prends vous prenez
il/elle prend ils/elles prennent
on prend
PRENDRE – to take
COMPRENDRE – to understand
APPRENDRE – to learn
apprendre à – to learn to do something
J’apprends à faire du ski nautique = I am learning to water-ski
Read about prendre at about.com.
Some great quia games to practice with the verbs prendre, comprendre, et apprendre.
Here are the terms used in the games:
| francais | anglais |
|---|---|
| je prends | I take |
| tu prends | you take |
| elle apprend | she learns |
| nous apprenons a danser | we learn to dance |
| vous comprenez tres bien | you understand very well |
| ils prennent le livre | they take the book |
| Charlote apprend a lire | charlotte learns to read |
| je comprends le francais | l understand french |
| tu apprends le francais | you learn french |
| nous ne prenons pas le chien | we don’t take the dog |
| vous comprenez tres bien | you understand well |
| les eleves comprennent le prof | the students understand the teacher |
| on prend des croissants | one/we take some croissants |
| il apprend a faire de photos | he learns to take pictures |
| nous prenons un taxi | we take a taxi |
Read on for more practice/pages/info:
Practice with verbs “prendre”, “comprendre”, & “apprendre”:
a. Practice with mostly prendre, and comprendre and apprendre
b. Practice with prendre, comprendre, apprendre
c. Quia’s matching / flashcards / memory / concentration with prendre comprendre & apprendre
d. Quizlet flashcards to practice prendre, comprendre, apprendre
e. Site that has a full written-out conjugation of the 3 verbs