Key facts

Ramasser

To pick up · to pick up/to collect

C1Regular
Stem
ramass
Past participle
ramassé

Examples

Je ramasse le stylo.

I pick up the pen.

Il ne ramasse pas le pain.

He doesn't pick up the bread.

Nous ramassions tout.

We were picking up everything.

Nous avons ramassé la clé.

We picked up the key.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jeramasse
Ipick up
Turamasses
Youpick up
Ilramasse
Hepicks up
Nousramassons
Wepick up
Vousramassez
Youpick up
Ilsramassent
Theypick up

Futur proche

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

Jevais ramasser
Iam going to pick up
Tuvas ramasser
Youare going to pick up
Ilva ramasser
Heis going to pick up
Nousallons ramasser
Weare going to pick up
Vousallez ramasser
Youare going to pick up
Ilsvont ramasser
Theyare going to pick up

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de ramasser
Ihave just picked up
Tuviens de ramasser
Youhave just picked up
Ilvient de ramasser
Hehas just picked up
Nousvenons de ramasser
Wehave just picked up
Vousvenez de ramasser
Youhave just picked up
Ilsviennent de ramasser
Theyhave just picked up

Passé composé

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

J'ai ramassé
Ihave picked up
Tuas ramassé
Youhave picked up
Ila ramassé
Hehas picked up
Nousavons ramassé
Wehave picked up
Vousavez ramassé
Youhave picked up
Ilsont ramassé
Theyhave picked up

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeramasserais
Iwould pick up
Turamasserais
Youwould pick up
Ilramasserait
Hewould pick up
Nousramasserions
Wewould pick up
Vousramasseriez
Youwould pick up
Ilsramasseraient
Theywould pick up

Futur simple

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

Jeramasserai
Iwill pick up
Turamasseras
Youwill pick up
Ilramassera
Hewill pick up
Nousramasserons
Wewill pick up
Vousramasserez
Youwill pick up
Ilsramasseront
Theywill pick up

Imparfait

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

Jeramassais
Iwas picking up
Turamassais
Youwere picking up
Ilramassait
Hewas picking up
Nousramassions
Were picking up
Vousramassiez
Youwere picking up
Ilsramassaient
Theywere picking up

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)ramasse
Youpick up
(Nous)ramassons
Wepick up
(Vous)ramassez
Youpick up

Participe présent

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

ramassant
picking up

Gérondif présent

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

en ramassant
picking up

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