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FRENCH VERB

ne pas en revenir

to be unable to get over it

  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: revenu
  • Present participle: revenant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I am unable to get over it
  2. tu you are unable to get over it
  3. il, elle, on he/she is unable to get over it
  4. nous we are unable to get over it
  5. vous you are unable to get over it
  6. ils, elles they are unable to get over it

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I was unable to get over it
  2. tu you were unable to get over it
  3. il, elle, on he/she was unable to get over it
  4. nous we were unable to get over it
  5. vous you were unable to get over it
  6. ils, elles they were unable to get over it

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to be unable to get over it
  2. tu you used to be unable to get over it
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to be unable to get over it
  4. nous we used to be unable to get over it
  5. vous you used to be unable to get over it
  6. ils, elles they used to be unable to get over it

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will be unable to get over it
  2. tu you will be unable to get over it
  3. il, elle, on he/she will be unable to get over it
  4. nous we will be unable to get over it
  5. vous you will be unable to get over it
  6. ils, elles they will be unable to get over it

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would be unable to get over it
  2. tu you would be unable to get over it
  3. il, elle, on he/she would be unable to get over it
  4. nous we would be unable to get over it
  5. vous you would be unable to get over it
  6. ils, elles they would be unable to get over it

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I be unable to get over it
  2. tu (that) you be unable to get over it
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she be unable to get over it
  4. nous (that) we be unable to get over it
  5. vous (that) you be unable to get over it
  6. ils, elles (that) they be unable to get over it

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu be unable to get over it!
  2. nous be unable to get over it! (let’s)
  3. vous be unable to get over it! (plural, or formal)

How to use ne pas en revenir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je n'en reviens pas, tu as eu le poste !

    I can't get over it, you got the job!

  2. Past

    On n'en est pas revenus de la voir si grande.

    We couldn't get over seeing her so grown up.

  3. Imperfect

    Il n'en revenait pas d'avoir gagné le concours.

    He couldn't get over winning the competition.

  4. Future

    Tu n'en reviendras pas quand tu verras la maison.

    You won't believe it when you see the house.

  5. Conditional

    Ma mère n'en reviendrait pas de te voir cuisiner.

    My mother wouldn't get over seeing you cook.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je comprends que tu n'en reviennes pas, moi non plus.

    I understand you can't get over it, neither can I.

  7. Imperative

    N'en reviens pas trop vite, il reste une surprise.

    Don't get over it too fast, there's one more surprise.

Good to know

  • Je n'en reviens pas ! is I can't believe it; the en stays whatever the tense.
  • Ne pas en revenir de + infinitive : je n'en reviens pas d'avoir gagné.

Where you hear ne pas en revenir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Intermediate Level 2

  • Je n'en reviens pas. I cannot get over it.
  • Je n'en revenais pas. I could not get over it.
  • Tu ne vas pas en revenir. You are not going to believe it.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.