Key facts

Apporter

To bring · to bring (object)

B1Regular
Stem
apport
Past participle
apporté

Examples

J'apporte le vin.

I am bringing the wine.

Il n'apporte pas de sel.

He doesn't bring salt.

Nous apportions l'eau.

We were bringing the water.

Nous avons apporté le pain.

We brought the bread.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'apporte
Ibring
Tuapportes
Youbring
Ilapporte
Hebrings
Nousapportons
Webring
Vousapportez
Youbring
Ilsapportent
Theybring

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais apporter
Iam going to bring
Tuvas apporter
Youare going to bring
Ilva apporter
Heis going to bring
Nousallons apporter
Weare going to bring
Vousallez apporter
Youare going to bring
Ilsvont apporter
Theyare going to bring

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'apporter
Ihave just brought
Tuviens d'apporter
Youhave just brought
Ilvient d'apporter
Hehas just brought
Nousvenons d'apporter
Wehave just brought
Vousvenez d'apporter
Youhave just brought
Ilsviennent d'apporter
Theyhave just brought

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai apporté
Ihave brought
Tuas apporté
Youhave brought
Ila apporté
Hehas brought
Nousavons apporté
Wehave brought
Vousavez apporté
Youhave brought
Ilsont apporté
Theyhave brought

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'apporterais
Iwould bring
Tuapporterais
Youwould bring
Ilapporterait
Hewould bring
Nousapporterions
Wewould bring
Vousapporteriez
Youwould bring
Ilsapporteraient
Theywould bring

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'apporterai
Iwill bring
Tuapporteras
Youwill bring
Ilapportera
Hewill bring
Nousapporterons
Wewill bring
Vousapporterez
Youwill bring
Ilsapporteront
Theywill bring

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'apportais
Iwas bringing
Tuapportais
Youwere bringing
Ilapportait
Hewas bringing
Nousapportions
Were bringing
Vousapportiez
Youwere bringing
Ilsapportaient
Theywere bringing

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)apporte
Youbring
(Nous)apportons
Webring
(Vous)apportez
Youbring

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

apportant
bringing

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en apportant
bringing

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