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emmener

to take
to bring

Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jeemmène
tuemmènes
il/elleemmène
nousemmenons
vousemmenez
ils/ellesemmènent

Je l'emmène au cinéma ce soir.

I am taking him to the cinema tonight.

Ils emmènent leurs enfants à l'école chaque jour.

They take their children to school every day.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai emmené
tuas emmené
il/ellea emmené
nousavons emmené
vousavez emmené
ils/ellesont emmené

Elle a emmené son chien au parc hier.

She took her dog to the park yesterday.

Nous avons emmené nos amis à la fête.

We took our friends to the party.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeemmenais
tuemmenais
il/elleemmenait
nousemmenions
vousemmeniez
ils/ellesemmenaient

Quand j'étais jeune, ma mère m'emmènait souvent au zoo.

When I was young, my mother often took me to the zoo.

Ils emmenaient toujours leurs enfants en vacances.

They always took their children on vacation.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeemmènerai
tuemmèneras
il/elleemmènera
nousemmènerons
vousemmènerez
ils/ellesemmèneront

Demain, je vais l'emmener chez le médecin.

Tomorrow, I will take him to the doctor.

Nous emmènerons nos amis à la plage cet été.

We will take our friends to the beach this summer.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeemmènerais
tuemmènerais
il/elleemmènerait
nousemmènerions
vousemmèneriez
ils/ellesemmèneraient

Je voudrais l'emmener à la montagne.

I would like to take him to the mountains.

Ils aimeraient emmener leurs enfants au cirque.

They would like to take their children to the circus.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jeemmène
tuemmènes
il/elleemmène
nousemménions
vousemméniez
ils/ellesemmènent

Il faut que je l'emmène à l'école avant 8 heures.

It is necessary that I take him to school before 8 o'clock.

Il est important qu'ils emmènent leurs affaires.

It is important that they take their belongings.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais emmené
tuavais emmené
il/elleavait emmené
nousavions emmené
vousaviez emmené
ils/ellesavaient emmené

Avant de partir, j'avais emmené tous mes livres.

Before leaving, I had taken all my books.

Ils avaient déjà emmené leurs enfants chez leurs grands-parents.

They had already taken their children to their grandparents.

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Common questions
Is "emmener" regular or irregular in French?
"emmener" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "emmener" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "emmener" conjugates as: emmène, emmènes, emmenons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "emmener" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "emmener" conjugates as: ai emmené, as emmené, avons emmené, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "emmener" in French?
"emmener" (to take, to bring) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.