French reference
rentrer
to go/come home; to return/go back inside; to bring inside
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 go home |
| tu | you go home |
| il/elle/on | he/she goes home |
| nous | we go home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) go home |
| ils/elles | they go home |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I went home; I have gone home |
| tu | you went home; you have gone home |
| il/elle/on | he/she went home; he/she has gone home |
| nous | we went home; we have gone home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) went home; you (plural/formal) have gone home |
| ils/elles | they went home; they have gone home |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to go home |
| tu | you used to go home |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to go home |
| nous | we used to go home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to go home |
| ils/elles | they used to go home |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had gone home |
| tu | you had gone home |
| il/elle/on | he/she had gone home |
| nous | we had gone home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had gone home |
| ils/elles | they had gone home |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will go home |
| tu | you will go home |
| il/elle/on | he/she will go home |
| nous | we will go home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will go home |
| ils/elles | they will go home |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have gone home |
| tu | you will have gone home |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have gone home |
| nous | we will have gone home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have gone home |
| ils/elles | they will have gone home |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to go home |
| tu | you are going to go home |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to go home |
| nous | we are going to go home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to go home |
| ils/elles | they are going to go home |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just gone home |
| tu | you have just gone home |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just gone home |
| nous | we have just gone home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just gone home |
| ils/elles | they have just gone home |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I went home |
| tu | you went home |
| il/elle/on | he/she went home |
| nous | we went home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) went home |
| ils/elles | they went home |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had gone home |
| tu | you had gone home |
| il/elle/on | he/she had gone home |
| nous | we had gone home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had gone home |
| ils/elles | they had gone home |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would go home |
| tu | you would go home |
| il/elle/on | he/she would go home |
| nous | we would go home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would go home |
| ils/elles | they would go home |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have gone home |
| tu | you would have gone home |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have gone home |
| nous | we would have gone home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have gone home |
| ils/elles | they would have gone home |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have gone home |
| tu | you would have gone home |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have gone home |
| nous | we would have gone home |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have gone home |
| ils/elles | they would have gone home |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I go home |
| tu | (that) you go home |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she goes home |
| nous | (that) we go home |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) go home |
| ils/elles | (that) they go home |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have gone home |
| tu | (that) you have gone home |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has gone home |
| nous | (that) we have gone home |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have gone home |
| ils/elles | (that) they have gone home |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I went home |
| tu | (that) you went home |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she went home |
| nous | (that) we went home |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) went home |
| ils/elles | (that) they went home |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had gone home |
| tu | (that) you had gone home |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had gone home |
| nous | (that) we had gone home |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had gone home |
| ils/elles | (that) they had gone home |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | go home! |
| nous | let's go home! |
| vous | go home! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have gone home by then! |
| nous | let's have gone home by then! |
| vous | have gone home by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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