emporter Examples, Sentences & Quiz in French

emporter — take away — is one of the verbs you will use every day in French. emporter is the verb for packing for a trip: it comes up whenever you talk about taking food away or leaving the house prepared. On this page you will find emporter 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 emporter

In the present tense

  • “J'emporte un parapluie.” — “I take away an umbrella.”
  • “Tu emportes un sandwich.” — “You take away a sandwich.”
  • “Il emporte de l'eau.” — “He takes away some water.”
  • “Nous emportons mon sac.” — “We take away my bag.”
  • “Vous emportez un parapluie.” — “You take away an umbrella.”
  • “Ils emportent un sandwich.” — “They take away a sandwich.”

In the passé composé

  • “J'ai emporté un parapluie cette semaine.” — “I have taken an umbrella this week.”
  • “Tu as emporté un sandwich cette semaine.” — “You have taken a sandwich this week.”
  • “Il a emporté de l'eau cette semaine.” — “He has taken some water this week.”
  • “Nous avons emporté mon sac cette semaine.” — “We have taken my bag this week.”
  • “Vous avez emporté un parapluie cette semaine.” — “You have taken an umbrella this week.”
  • “Ils ont emporté un sandwich cette semaine.” — “They have taken a sandwich 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'emportais un parapluie avant.” — “I used to take away an umbrella before.”
  • “J'emporterai un sandwich demain.” — “I will take away a sandwich tomorrow.”
  • “J'emporterais de l'eau un jour.” — “I would take away some water one day.”
  • “Bien que il emporte mon sac” — “Although he takes away my bag.”

emporter in context

J'emporte un parapluie. Tu emportes un sandwich. Il emporte de l'eau. Nous emportons mon sac.

I take away an umbrella. You take away a sandwich. He takes away some water. We take away my bag.

J'ai emporté un parapluie. Il a emporté un sandwich. Nous avons emporté de l'eau.

I have taken an umbrella this week. He has taken a sandwich this week. We have taken some water this week.

Common mistakes with emporter

Mistake 1

Wrong: Je emporter un parapluie.

Right: Je emporte un parapluie.

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

Mistake 2

Wrong: Je emportons un sandwich.

Right: Je emporte un sandwich.

emportons is the nous form. With je, use emporte.

Mistake 3

Wrong: Hier, je emporte de l'eau.

Right: Hier, j'ai emporté de l'eau.

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

Mistake 4

Wrong: Bien que je emporte mon sac.

Right: Bien que je emporte mon sac.

After bien que French needs the subjunctive emporte.

Mistake 5

Wrong: Je emportais un parapluie hier. (said of one finished moment)

Right: J'ai emporté un parapluie hier.

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

Quiz: test yourself on emporter

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

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

    • A) emportent
    • B) emportes
    • C) emportons
    • D) emporte

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

    • A) emporte
    • B) emportons
    • C) emportes
    • D) emportez

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

    • A) ai emporté
    • B) avons emporté
    • C) a emporté
    • D) avez emporté

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

    • A) emportiez
    • B) emportais
    • C) emportions
    • D) emportaient

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

    • A) emporteront
    • B) emporterons
    • C) emporterez
    • D) emporterai

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

    • A) emporterait
    • B) emporteraient
    • C) emporteriez
    • D) emporterais

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

    • A) emportes
    • B) emportent
    • C) emporte
    • D) emportions

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

    • A) emportassions
    • B) emportassiez
    • C) emportât
    • D) emportasses

  9. What is the gerund of emporter?

    • A) dormant
    • B) buvant
    • C) emportant

  10. What is the past participle of emporter?

  • A) emporté
  • B) dormi
  • C) bu

Answer key

  1. B) emportes — The tu form of emporter in the present indicative is emportes.
  2. B) emportons — The nous form of emporter in the present indicative is emportons.
  3. C) a emporté — The il/elle form of emporter in the present perfect is a emporté.
  4. B) emportais — The je form of emporter in the imperfect is emportais.
  5. B) emporterons — The nous form of emporter in the future is emporterons.
  6. D) emporterais — The tu form of emporter in the conditional is emporterais.
  7. C) emporte — The je form of emporter in the present subjunctive is emporte.
  8. C) emportât — The il/elle form of emporter in the imperfect subjunctive is emportât.
  9. C) emportant — The gerund of emporter is en emportant; it is used after en for actions in progress.
  10. A) emporté — The past participle of emporter is emporté; perfect tenses use avoir + emporté.

Frequently asked questions

What does emporter mean in English?

emporter means “take away”. You use it for packing for a trip, for taking food away, and for leaving the house prepared.

Is emporter regular or irregular?

emporter is regular, and it is irregular in these tenses: none — it is regular in every tense. The gerund is en emportant and the past participle is emporté.

How do I say “I take away” in French?

Say “J'emporte un parapluie.” — “I take away an umbrella.” The je form of the present is emporte.

Where can I see the full conjugation of emporter?

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

How to practise emporter this week

Pick one tense a day and say five sentences with emporter 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 parapluie, un sandwich and de l'eau — and change only the person, so you hear how emporte, emportes and emporte sound next to each other. On the second day, retell yesterday in the passé composé with ai emporté 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 emportant and emporté 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 emporter, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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