Amener, Emmener, Aporter, Emporter

Question 1

What means “to bring”

Answer 1

Apporter and Amener

Question 2

What do you use apporter and amener to indicate?

Answer 2

Apporter and amener are used to indicate that you are bringing someone or something with you to the place you are now

Question 3

What does apporter refer to?

Answer 3

Apporter is only for the inanimate things you can carry.

Question 4

What does amener refer to?

Answer 4

Amener is for people, animals, and vehicles

Question 5

Give me an example (I brought my book to the park)

Answer 5

J’ai apporté mon livre au parc

Question 6

Give me an example (I brought my brother to the park)

Answer 6

J’ai apporté mon livre au parc

Question 7

What do you use emporter and emmener to indicate?

Answer 7

Emporter and emmener are used when you are taking someone/something to a different place than you are right now

Question 8

What does emporter refer to?

Answer 8

Emporter is only for inanimate things you can carry

Question 9

What does emmener refer to?

Answer 9

Emmener is for people, animals, or vehicles

Question 10

Give me an example (I took my book to the park)

Answer 10

J’ai emporté mon livre au parc

Question 11

Give me an example (I took my brother to the park)

Answer 11

J’ai emmené mon frère au parc

Question 12

What is a trick to remember the difference?

Answer 12

Focus on the destination

Question 13

For verbs that start with a (apporter/ amener)…

Answer 13

You are bringing something to a final destination point, or carrying something to a final destination point

Question 14

For verbs that start with e (emmener/ emporter)…

Answer 14

You taking someone from a starting point to go somewhere, or are carrying something when leaving a place

Question 15

Verbs that end in -mener are…

Answer 15

Persons, animals and things that can move by themselves

Question 16

Verbs that end in -porter are…

Answer 16

Things that you can carry