Emmener Verb Conjugation, Meaning & Useful Tenses (With English Translations)

Meaning: to take (someone) along / to lead someone to a place
Type: Regular – ER verb with stem change (e → è)
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Uses: taking a person somewhere, accompanying someone, leading someone

Présent (Present Tense)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	emmène	I take (someone)
tu	emmènes	you take (someone)
il/elle/on	emmène	he/she/one takes (someone)
nous	emmenons	we take (someone)
vous	emmenez	you take (someone)
ils/elles	emmènent	they take (someone)

Passé Composé (Past – Completed Actions)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	ai emmené	I took (someone)
tu	as emmené	you took (someone)
il/elle/on	a emmené	he/she/one took (someone)
nous	avons emmené	we took (someone)
vous	avez emmené	you took (someone)
ils/elles	ont emmené	they took (someone)

Imparfait (Past – Ongoing / Used To)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	emmenais	I used to take (someone)
tu	emmenais	you used to take (someone)
il/elle/on	emmenait	he/she/one used to take (someone)
nous	emmenions	we used to take (someone)
vous	emmeniez	you used to take (someone)
ils/elles	emmenaient	they used to take (someone)

Passé Récent (Recent Past – “Just did…”)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	viens d’emmener	I just took (someone)
tu	viens d’emmener	you just took (someone)
il/elle/on	vient d’emmener	he/she/one just took (someone)
nous	venons d’emmener	we just took (someone)
vous	venez d’emmener	you just took (someone)
ils/elles	viennent d’emmener	they just took (someone)

Futur Proche (Near Future – “Going to…”)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	vais emmener	I’m going to take (someone)
tu	vas emmener	you’re going to take (someone)
il/elle/on	va emmener	he/she/one is going to take (someone)
nous	allons emmener	we’re going to take (someone)
vous	allez emmener	you’re going to take (someone)
ils/elles	vont emmener	they’re going to take (someone)

Futur Simple (“Will…”)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	emmènerai	I will take (someone)
tu	emmèneras	you will take (someone)
il/elle/on	emmènera	he/she/one will take (someone)
nous	emmènerons	we will take (someone)
vous	emmènerez	you will take (someone)
ils/elles	emmèneront	they will take (someone)

Conditionnel Présent (Would…)

Subject	French form	English meaning
je	emmènerais	I would take (someone)
tu	emmènerais	you would take (someone)
il/elle/on	emmènerait	he/she/one would take (someone)
nous	emmènerions	we would take (someone)
vous	emmèneriez	you would take (someone)
ils/elles	emmèneraient	they would take (someone)

Subjonctif Présent (after expressions of emotion, doubt, necessity, …)

Subject	French form	English meaning
que je	emmène	that I take (someone)
que tu	emmènes	that you take (someone)
qu’il/elle/on	emmène	that he/she/one take (someone)
que nous	emmenions	that we take (someone)
que vous	emmeniez	that you take (someone)
qu’ils/elles	emmènent	that they take (someone)

Impératif Présent (Commands)

Form	French form	English meaning
tu	emmène	take (someone)!
nous	emmenons	let’s take (someone)!
vous	emmenez	take (someone)! (plural / formal)

Participes

Form	French	English meaning
Participe présent	emmenant	taking (someone)
Participe passé	emmené	taken (someone)

Gérondif

Form	French	English meaning
en emmenant	en emmenant	while taking (someone)