ils prirent

took

p ʁ i ʁ → prendre
prir take + ent they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #23,212
took Past simple (passé simple), 3rd person plural of « prendre »; common in literature.
FR: Ils prirent le train pour Paris.
EN: They took the train to Paris.
Conjugation of prendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pris
Second pris
Third prit prirent

Elles le prirent en train de faire une farce à sa sœur.

They caught him playing a trick on his sister.

Les étudiants prirent les commandes de la campagne contre la pollution.

Students took the lead in the campaign against pollution.

Les pêcheurs prirent des photos de leurs prises.

The fishermen took pictures of their catch.

Ils prirent un petit morceau de chaque pomme.

They took a small piece of each apple.

Elles prirent ma politesse pour de l'amitié.

They mistook my politeness for friendship.

Toutes se prirent dans les bras les uns des autres.

They all hugged each other.

Les Allemands prirent la fuite.

The Germans fled.

Ils le prirent en train de voler.

They caught him stealing.

Même les experts prirent le tableau pour un authentique Rembrandt.

Even experts mistook the painting for a genuine Rembrandt.

Elles prirent un gros risque.

They took a big risk.

Ils prirent ma politesse pour de l'amitié.

They mistook my politeness for friendship.

Tous prirent part aux négociations.

All took part in the negotiations.

Les choses prirent soudain une mauvaise tournure.

Things suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Les pêcheurs prirent des photos de leur prise.

The fishermen took pictures of their catch.

Ils prirent un gros risque.

They took a big risk.

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