French reference
se retourner
to turn around
Regular · 18 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 turn around |
| tu | you turn around |
| il/elle/on | he/she turns around |
| nous | we turn around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) turn around |
| ils/elles | they turn around |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I turned around; I have turned around |
| tu | you turned around; you have turned around |
| il/elle/on | he/she turned around; he/she has turned around |
| nous | we turned around; we have turned around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) turned around; you (plural/formal) have turned around |
| ils/elles | they turned around; they have turned around |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to turn around |
| tu | you used to turn around |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to turn around |
| nous | we used to turn around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to turn around |
| ils/elles | they used to turn around |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had turned around |
| tu | you had turned around |
| il/elle/on | he/she had turned around |
| nous | we had turned around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had turned around |
| ils/elles | they had turned around |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will turn around |
| tu | you will turn around |
| il/elle/on | he/she will turn around |
| nous | we will turn around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will turn around |
| ils/elles | they will turn around |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have turned around |
| tu | you will have turned around |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have turned around |
| nous | we will have turned around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have turned around |
| ils/elles | they will have turned around |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to turn around |
| tu | you are going to turn around |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to turn around |
| nous | we are going to turn around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to turn around |
| ils/elles | they are going to turn around |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just turned around |
| tu | you have just turned around |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just turned around |
| nous | we have just turned around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just turned around |
| ils/elles | they have just turned around |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I turned around |
| tu | you turned around |
| il/elle/on | he/she turned around |
| nous | we turned around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) turned around |
| ils/elles | they turned around |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had turned around |
| tu | you had turned around |
| il/elle/on | he/she had turned around |
| nous | we had turned around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had turned around |
| ils/elles | they had turned around |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would turn around |
| tu | you would turn around |
| il/elle/on | he/she would turn around |
| nous | we would turn around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would turn around |
| ils/elles | they would turn around |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have turned around |
| tu | you would have turned around |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have turned around |
| nous | we would have turned around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have turned around |
| ils/elles | they would have turned around |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have turned around |
| tu | you would have turned around |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have turned around |
| nous | we would have turned around |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have turned around |
| ils/elles | they would have turned around |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I turn around |
| tu | (that) you turn around |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she turns around |
| nous | (that) we turn around |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) turn around |
| ils/elles | (that) they turn around |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have turned around |
| tu | (that) you have turned around |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has turned around |
| nous | (that) we have turned around |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have turned around |
| ils/elles | (that) they have turned around |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I turned around |
| tu | (that) you turned around |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she turned around |
| nous | (that) we turned around |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) turned around |
| ils/elles | (that) they turned around |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had turned around |
| tu | (that) you had turned around |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had turned around |
| nous | (that) we had turned around |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had turned around |
| ils/elles | (that) they had turned around |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | turn around! |
| nous | let's turn around! |
| vous | turn around! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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