Learn how to conjugate PRENDRE (to take) and its derivatives in Le Subjonctif Présent in French
The verb PRENDRE is irregular in Le Subjonctif Présent:
| que je prenne | that I take |
| que tu prennes | that you take |
| qu'il/elle/on prenne | that he/she/we takes |
| que nous prenions | that we take |
| que vous preniez | that you take |
| qu'ils/elles prennent | that they take |
Note that the nous and vous forms are the same as in L'Imparfait. (See Conjugate regular verbs in the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait))
As for the other forms, the irregular root prenn- is followed by the regular endings of Le Subjonctif Présent:
-e, -es, -e, [-], [-], -ent
These other verbs ending in -prendre follow the same conjugation pattern:
apprendre (to learn)
comprendre (to understand)
reprendre (to take back)
etc
Listen to these examples:
Il faut que je prenne l'avion.I need to take the plane.
Il faut que tu apprennes cette leçon par cœur.You must learn this lesson by heart.
Il est nécessaire qu'il prenne l'argent.He needs to take the money.
Elle ne veut pas que nous reprenions le travail.She doesn't want us to go back to work.
Il est nécessaire que vous preniez un taxi.You have to take a cab.
Elle a besoin qu'ils comprennent sa décision.She needs them to understand her decision.
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