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FRENCH VERB

prendre sa retraite

to retire

  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: pris sa retraite
  • Present participle: prenant sa retraite

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I retire
  2. tu you retire
  3. il, elle, on he/she retires
  4. nous we retire
  5. vous you retire
  6. ils, elles they retire

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I retired
  2. tu you retired
  3. il, elle, on he/she retired
  4. nous we retired
  5. vous you retired
  6. ils, elles they retired

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

  1. je I will retire
  2. tu you will retire
  3. il, elle, on he/she will retire
  4. nous we will retire
  5. vous you will retire
  6. ils, elles they will retire

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would retire
  2. tu you would retire
  3. il, elle, on he/she would retire
  4. nous we would retire
  5. vous you would retire
  6. ils, elles they would retire

Present subjunctive

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

  1. je (that) I retire
  2. tu (that) you retire
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she retire
  4. nous (that) we retire
  5. vous (that) you retire
  6. ils, elles (that) they retire

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu retire!
  2. nous retire! (let’s)
  3. vous retire! (plural, or formal)

How to use prendre sa retraite

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

  1. Present

    Mon père prend sa retraite à la fin de l'année.

    My father is retiring at the end of the year.

  2. Past

    Elle a pris sa retraite l'an dernier, à soixante-deux ans.

    She retired last year, at sixty-two.

  3. Imperfect

    À l'époque, on prenait sa retraite plus tôt.

    Back then, people retired earlier.

  4. Future

    Je prendrai ma retraite quand la maison sera payée.

    I'll retire when the house is paid off.

  5. Conditional

    Tu prendrais ta retraite demain si tu pouvais ?

    Would you retire tomorrow if you could?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'il prenne sa retraite, il est épuisé.

    He needs to retire, he's worn out.

  7. Imperative

    Prenez votre retraite et profitez de vos petits-enfants !

    Retire and enjoy your grandchildren!

Good to know

  • The possessive follows the subject : je prends ma retraite, tu prends ta retraite, ils prennent leur retraite.
  • Être à la retraite is to be retired; un retraité, une retraitée is a retired person.

Where you hear prendre sa retraite

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

French · Intermediate Level 1

  • Je prends ma retraite bientôt. I'm retiring soon.
  • J'ai pris ma retraite il y a vingt ans. I retired twenty years ago.
  • Un jour, je vais prendre ma retraite. One day, I'm going to retire.
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