Prendre is an important verb which you will encounter in different forms in many expressions. It is conjugated as follows:

PRENDRE—"to take, to have"
 

je prends

tu prends

il, elle prend

nous prenons

vous prenez

ils, elles prennent

EXAMPLES:

À quelle heure prenez-vous le petit déjeuner?

When will you have your breakfast?

Je prends un café au lait, s'il vous plaît.

I'll have a coffee with milk, please.

Ils prennent les clés.

They take the keys.

Important verbs that follow this same conjugation are: comprendre "to understand"; apprendre "to learn"; reprendre "to take back"; surprendre "to surprise."