apporter Examples, Sentences & Quiz in French

apporter — bring (something) — is one of the verbs you will use every day in French. apporter is the verb for bringing something to dinner: it comes up whenever you talk about carrying a present or bringing a book to class. On this page you will find apporter in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself.

Example sentences with apporter

In the present tense

  • “J'apporte un gâteau.” — “I bring (something) a cake.”
  • “Tu apportes des fleurs.” — “You bring (something) some flowers.”
  • “Il apporte le livre.” — “He brings (something) the book.”
  • “Nous apportons du vin.” — “We bring (something) some wine.”
  • “Vous apportez un gâteau.” — “You bring (something) a cake.”
  • “Ils apportent des fleurs.” — “They bring (something) some flowers.”

In the passé composé

  • “J'ai apporté un gâteau cette semaine.” — “I have brought a cake this week.”
  • “Tu as apporté des fleurs cette semaine.” — “You have brought some flowers this week.”
  • “Il a apporté le livre cette semaine.” — “He has brought the book this week.”
  • “Nous avons apporté du vin cette semaine.” — “We have brought some wine this week.”
  • “Vous avez apporté un gâteau cette semaine.” — “You have brought a cake this week.”
  • “Ils ont apporté des fleurs cette semaine.” — “They have brought some flowers this week.”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional and the present subjunctive — the four tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “J'apportais un gâteau avant.” — “I used to bring (something) a cake before.”
  • “J'apporterai des fleurs demain.” — “I will bring (something) some flowers tomorrow.”
  • “J'apporterais le livre un jour.” — “I would bring (something) the book one day.”
  • “Bien que il apporte du vin” — “Although he brings (something) some wine.”

apporter in context

J'apporte un gâteau. Tu apportes des fleurs. Il apporte le livre. Nous apportons du vin.

I bring (something) a cake. You bring (something) some flowers. He brings (something) the book. We bring (something) some wine.

J'ai apporté un gâteau. Il a apporté des fleurs. Nous avons apporté le livre.

I have brought a cake this week. He has brought some flowers this week. We have brought the book this week.

Common mistakes with apporter

Mistake 1

Wrong: Je apporter un gâteau.

Right: Je apporte un gâteau.

The infinitive never takes a subject: after je you need the conjugated form apporte.

Mistake 2

Wrong: Je apportons des fleurs.

Right: Je apporte des fleurs.

apportons is the nous form. With je, use apporte.

Mistake 3

Wrong: Hier, je apporte le livre.

Right: Hier, j'ai apporté le livre.

Yesterday needs the passé composé ai apporté, not the present.

Mistake 4

Wrong: Bien que je apporte du vin.

Right: Bien que je apporte du vin.

After bien que French needs the subjunctive apporte.

Mistake 5

Wrong: Je apportais un gâteau hier. (said of one finished moment)

Right: J'ai apporté un gâteau hier.

The imperfect describes an ongoing or repeated past. One finished moment yesterday takes the passé composé.

Quiz: test yourself on apporter

Ten questions on apporter. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. What is the tu form of apporter in the Present indicative?

    • A) apportez
    • B) apportons
    • C) apportes
    • D) apporte

  2. What is the nous form of apporter in the Present indicative?

    • A) apportez
    • B) apporte
    • C) apportes
    • D) apportons

  3. What is the il/elle form of apporter in the Present perfect?

    • A) ont apporté
    • B) as apporté
    • C) ai apporté
    • D) a apporté

  4. What is the je form of apporter in the Imperfect?

    • A) apportait
    • B) apportions
    • C) apportais
    • D) apportiez

  5. What is the nous form of apporter in the Future?

    • A) apporterai
    • B) apporterez
    • C) apporteront
    • D) apporterons

  6. What is the tu form of apporter in the Conditional?

    • A) apporteriez
    • B) apporterions
    • C) apporteraient
    • D) apporterais

  7. What is the je form of apporter in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) apportiez
    • B) apportes
    • C) apportent
    • D) apporte

  8. What is the il/elle form of apporter in the Imperfect subjunctive?

    • A) apportasses
    • B) apportassiez
    • C) apportât
    • D) apportasse

  9. What is the gerund of apporter?

    • A) apportant
    • B) buvant
    • C) dormant

  10. What is the past participle of apporter?

  • A) bu
  • B) dormi
  • C) apporté

Answer key

  1. C) apportes — The tu form of apporter in the present indicative is apportes.
  2. D) apportons — The nous form of apporter in the present indicative is apportons.
  3. D) a apporté — The il/elle form of apporter in the present perfect is a apporté.
  4. C) apportais — The je form of apporter in the imperfect is apportais.
  5. D) apporterons — The nous form of apporter in the future is apporterons.
  6. D) apporterais — The tu form of apporter in the conditional is apporterais.
  7. D) apporte — The je form of apporter in the present subjunctive is apporte.
  8. C) apportât — The il/elle form of apporter in the imperfect subjunctive is apportât.
  9. A) apportant — The gerund of apporter is en apportant; it is used after en for actions in progress.
  10. C) apporté — The past participle of apporter is apporté; perfect tenses use avoir + apporté.

Frequently asked questions

What does apporter mean in English?

apporter means “bring (something)”. You use it for bringing something to dinner, for carrying a present, and for bringing a book to class.

Is apporter regular or irregular?

apporter is regular, and it is irregular in these tenses: none — it is regular in every tense. The gerund is en apportant and the past participle is apporté.

How do I say “I bring (something)” in French?

Say “J'apporte un gâteau.” — “I bring (something) a cake.” The je form of the present is apporte.

Where can I see the full conjugation of apporter?

On the full conjugation page, which has every tense, and on the Apporter Present Tense Conjugation in French page.

How to practise apporter this week

Pick one tense a day and say five sentences with apporter out loud, using the examples on this page as your starting point. On the first day, use only the present tense and the complements from the examples above — un gâteau, des fleurs and le livre — and change only the person, so you hear how apporte, apportes and apporte sound next to each other. On the second day, retell yesterday in the passé composé with ai apporté and the other perfect forms from the table. On the third day, write three short plans for tomorrow in the future tense, and on the fourth day, turn them into polite conditional sentences. Keep a small notebook and write each new sentence down: seeing en apportant and apporté in your own handwriting fixes them in memory far better than reading them once. Finally, take the quiz above again without looking at the answer key — when you can answer all ten questions from memory, move on to the next verb in the hub.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for apporter, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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