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