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title: "Apprendre conjugation: all tenses with examples"
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French conjugation

# Apprendre conjugation

Apprendre (“to learn, to teach”) in every tense you need, from the présent to the subjonctif, with example sentences and how it shows up in the TCF and TEF Canada.

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In short

Apprendre (“to learn, to teach”) is an irregular verb of the third group. In the présent: j'apprends, tu apprends, il/elle apprend, nous apprenons, vous apprenez, ils/elles apprennent. Its passé composé is formed with avoir and the past participle appris, and its futur simple is built on the stem apprendr-.

## Apprendre at a glance

Meaning

to learn, to teach

Type

Irregular verb (third group)

Auxiliary

avoir

Past participle

appris

Present participle

apprenant

Future stem

apprendr-

## Apprendre in every tense

### Présent

Present

-   j'apprends
-   tu apprends
-   il/elle apprend
-   nous apprenons
-   vous apprenez
-   ils/elles apprennent

[When to use the présent](/blog/french-verb-tenses-for-tcf-tef)

### Passé composé

Compound past

-   j'ai appris
-   tu as appris
-   il/elle a appris
-   nous avons appris
-   vous avez appris
-   ils/elles ont appris

[When to use the passé composé](/blog/passe-compose-vs-imparfait)

### Imparfait

Imperfect

-   j'apprenais
-   tu apprenais
-   il/elle apprenait
-   nous apprenions
-   vous appreniez
-   ils/elles apprenaient

[When to use the imparfait](/blog/passe-compose-vs-imparfait)

### Futur simple

Simple future

-   j'apprendrai
-   tu apprendras
-   il/elle apprendra
-   nous apprendrons
-   vous apprendrez
-   ils/elles apprendront

[When to use the futur simple](/blog/french-verb-tenses-for-tcf-tef)

### Conditionnel présent

Present conditional

-   j'apprendrais
-   tu apprendrais
-   il/elle apprendrait
-   nous apprendrions
-   vous apprendriez
-   ils/elles apprendraient

[When to use the conditionnel présent](/blog/french-verb-tenses-for-tcf-tef)

### Subjonctif présent

Present subjunctive

-   que j'apprenne
-   que tu apprennes
-   qu'il/elle apprenne
-   que nous apprenions
-   que vous appreniez
-   qu'ils/elles apprennent

[When to use the subjonctif présent](/blog/le-subjonctif)

### Impératif

Imperative

-   apprends
-   apprenons
-   apprenez

### Passé simple (literary)

Simple past, used in written narrative

-   j'appris
-   tu appris
-   il/elle apprit
-   nous apprîmes
-   vous apprîtes
-   ils/elles apprirent

### Participles

Present and past participles

-   Present participle: apprenant
-   Past participle: appris, apprise, appris, apprises

TCF and TEF Canada

## How apprendre shows up in the TCF and TEF

Apprendre conjugates like prendre. « Apprendre à quelqu'un » means to teach someone, so read the construction carefully in comprehension questions.

-   J'apprends le français depuis un an. _I have been learning French for a year._
-   Nous avons appris la nouvelle par la radio. _We heard the news on the radio._

## From conjugation tables to an exam score

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Questions

## Apprendre conjugation: questions

### How do you conjugate apprendre in the present tense?

In the présent, apprendre is: j'apprends, tu apprends, il/elle apprend, nous apprenons, vous apprenez, ils/elles apprennent.

### What is the passé composé of apprendre?

Apprendre forms the passé composé with avoir and the past participle appris: j'ai appris, tu as appris, il/elle a appris, nous avons appris, vous avez appris, ils/elles ont appris.

### Is apprendre conjugated with être or avoir?

Apprendre takes avoir in the passé composé and the other compound tenses: j'ai appris.

### What is apprendre in the futur simple?

The futur simple of apprendre is built on the stem apprendr-: j'apprendrai, tu apprendras, il/elle apprendra, nous apprendrons, vous apprendrez, ils/elles apprendront.

### What is the imperfect of apprendre?

The imparfait of apprendre is: j'apprenais, tu apprenais, il/elle apprenait, nous apprenions, vous appreniez, ils/elles apprenaient.

### What is the subjunctive of apprendre?

The subjonctif présent of apprendre is: que j'apprenne, que tu apprennes, qu'il/elle apprenne, que nous apprenions, que vous appreniez, qu'ils/elles apprennent.

### What is apprendre in the passé simple?

The passé simple is a literary tense you will read in narratives and biographies but rarely need to write. For apprendre: j'appris, tu appris, il/elle apprit, nous apprîmes, vous apprîtes, ils/elles apprirent.

### What is the imperative of apprendre?

The impératif of apprendre has three forms: apprends, apprenons, apprenez (tu, nous and vous).

### What is the past participle of apprendre?

The past participle of apprendre is appris (feminine apprise, plural appris, apprises). Its present participle is apprenant.

## More French verbs

-   [être](/french-conjugation/etre)
-   [avoir](/french-conjugation/avoir)
-   [aller](/french-conjugation/aller)
-   [faire](/french-conjugation/faire)
-   [dire](/french-conjugation/dire)
-   [pouvoir](/french-conjugation/pouvoir)
-   [vouloir](/french-conjugation/vouloir)
-   [devoir](/french-conjugation/devoir)

[All 64 verbs](/french-conjugation)

Conjugation tables are generated from the Lefff (Lexique des formes fléchies du français, Benoît Sagot, Inria), packaged as french-verbs-lefff@3.4.0 and distributed under the [LGPL-LR licence](https://www.labri.fr/perso/clement/lefff/licence-LGPLLR.html). Compound forms are built from its auxiliary and participle forms.

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