French Mini-Tutorial: Prendre et Boire
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\({\bf{Prendre:}}\) (to take. note that this can be used literally or in idiomatic expressions) Conjugations je prends tu prends il/elle/on prend nous prenons vous prenez ils/elles prennent in particular, prendre can be used for: - in the expression "to take a turn", ex: prendre à gauche/ à droite (to take a left/right turn) - meals, ex: prendre un repas (to have a meal), prendre un verre (to have a drink, etc.) - for transportation, ex: prendre un train, un taxi, etc. (to take a train, taxi, etc.) examples: J'aime prendre des photos. (I like taking pictures.) Veuillez prendre votre veste. (Please take your jacket.) Nous prenons un taxi. (We are taking a taxi.) Verbs conjugated similarly: - apprendre à (to learn) - comprendre (to understand) - surprendre (to surprise) examples: Nous apprenons le français. (We are learning French.) Ils ne peuvent pas comprendre mon écriture. (They can't understand my writing.) Il me surprend avec des roses. (He surprises me with roses.)
\({\bf{Boire:}}\) (to drink) Conjugations je bois tu bois il/elle/on boit nous buvons vous buvez ils/elles boivent examples: Je bois du café tous les matins. (I drink coffee every morning.) Buvez-vous huit verres d'eau chaque jour? (Do you drink 8 glasses of water every day?) Ils boivent du vin avec leur dîner. (They drink wine with their dinner.)
\({\bf{References:}}\) Rochester, Myrna B. Easy French Step-by-Step, United States, McGraw-Hill Education, 2009, 186-188. https://www.thoughtco.com/prendre-to-take-1370672 CollinsDictionary for French and English translations Forvo (https://forvo.com/), a French pronunciation database with samples from native French speakers
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