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Le verbe: prendre. “ Take ” me au cafÉ , “to have ” a treat. Prendre. Do we know another verb that means “ to have ?” Avoir means to have possession of an object or a person. Prendre means to take or to have (with food ) EX: Je prends le train. (I am taking the train)
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Le verbe: prendre “Take” me au cafÉ, “to have” a treat.
Prendre • Do we know another verb that means “to have?” • Avoirmeans to have possessionof an object or a person. • Prendre means to takeor to have(with food) • EX: Je prends le train. (I am taking the train) • EX: Je prends un hot-dog. (I’m having a hot-dog)
Prendre est irregulier.. • Prendre is an irregular verb because the STEM changes! • What is the stem of a verb? • What is the stem of “prendre”? The “root” without the ending Prendre has 2 stems Je, tu, il, elle, on, qui = prend Nous, vous, ils, elles = pren Double the final « n » beforeadding the ending!
Prendre est regulier • Although the stem is irregulier, the ENDINGS for prendre are regulier. • Prendre is an « re » verb, thus the endings are…
Prendre = to take/ to have (food) Je prends Nous prenons Tu prends Vous prenez Elle prend Ils prennent
Un peu de practice • Je ___________ une crepe avec la glace. • Nous ___________ les frites et le ketchup. • Qui ___________ la soupe a l’oignon? • Les filles ____________ les hamburgers. • ___________-tu un croque-monsieur? • Vous __________ le dessert? • Ils ____________ le coca? • Monique et moi __________ les omlettes.
Les autres? • Are there other verbs that conjugate like “prendre?” • There are deux others that form a “verb family” with prendre because there “roots” are the same. • Those verbs are: • Comprendre • Apprendre Why do you think other verbs are conjugated like “prendre?”