ils prendraient

would take

→ prendre
prendr take + aient they would (conditional)
verb · third plural · conditional Rare #38,652
would take
FR: Ils prendraient le train demain s'ils le pouvaient.
EN: They would take the train tomorrow if they could.
Conjugation of prendre
Conditional
SingularPlural
First prendrais
Second prendrais prendriez
Third prendrait prendraient

Elles savaient exactement quel risque elles prendraient.

They knew exactly what risk they would be taking.

Pourquoi nous prendraient-ils tout le temps notre fric?

Why would they always take our money?

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Elles savaient exactement quel risque ils prendraient.

They knew exactly what risk they would be taking.

Ils me prendraient pour un concurrent.

They would mistake me for a competitor.

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)

Ils savaient exactement quel risque elles prendraient.

They knew exactly what risk they would be taking.

Ils savaient exactement quel risque ils prendraient.

They knew exactly what risk they were taking.