French reference
rembourser
to pay back, to refund
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I pay back |
| tu | you pay back |
| il/elle/on | he/she pays back |
| nous | we pay back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) pay back |
| ils/elles | they pay back |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I paid back; I have paid back |
| tu | you paid back; you have paid back |
| il/elle/on | he/she paid back; he/she has paid back |
| nous | we paid back; we have paid back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) paid back; you (plural/formal) have paid back |
| ils/elles | they paid back; they have paid back |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to pay back |
| tu | you used to pay back |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to pay back |
| nous | we used to pay back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to pay back |
| ils/elles | they used to pay back |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had paid back |
| tu | you had paid back |
| il/elle/on | he/she had paid back |
| nous | we had paid back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had paid back |
| ils/elles | they had paid back |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will pay back |
| tu | you will pay back |
| il/elle/on | he/she will pay back |
| nous | we will pay back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will pay back |
| ils/elles | they will pay back |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have paid back |
| tu | you will have paid back |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have paid back |
| nous | we will have paid back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have paid back |
| ils/elles | they will have paid back |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to pay back |
| tu | you are going to pay back |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to pay back |
| nous | we are going to pay back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to pay back |
| ils/elles | they are going to pay back |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just paid back |
| tu | you have just paid back |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just paid back |
| nous | we have just paid back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just paid back |
| ils/elles | they have just paid back |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I paid back |
| tu | you paid back |
| il/elle/on | he/she paid back |
| nous | we paid back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) paid back |
| ils/elles | they paid back |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had paid back |
| tu | you had paid back |
| il/elle/on | he/she had paid back |
| nous | we had paid back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had paid back |
| ils/elles | they had paid back |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would pay back |
| tu | you would pay back |
| il/elle/on | he/she would pay back |
| nous | we would pay back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would pay back |
| ils/elles | they would pay back |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have paid back |
| tu | you would have paid back |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have paid back |
| nous | we would have paid back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have paid back |
| ils/elles | they would have paid back |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have paid back |
| tu | you would have paid back |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have paid back |
| nous | we would have paid back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have paid back |
| ils/elles | they would have paid back |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I pay back |
| tu | (that) you pay back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she pays back |
| nous | (that) we pay back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) pay back |
| ils/elles | (that) they pay back |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have paid back |
| tu | (that) you have paid back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has paid back |
| nous | (that) we have paid back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have paid back |
| ils/elles | (that) they have paid back |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I paid back |
| tu | (that) you paid back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she paid back |
| nous | (that) we paid back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) paid back |
| ils/elles | (that) they paid back |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had paid back |
| tu | (that) you had paid back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had paid back |
| nous | (that) we had paid back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had paid back |
| ils/elles | (that) they had paid back |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | pay back! |
| nous | let's pay back! |
| vous | pay back! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have paid back by then! |
| nous | let's have paid back by then! |
| vous | have paid back by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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