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FRENCH VERB

rappeler

to call back

  • #138 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Past participle: rappelé
  • Present participle: rappelant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use rappeler

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

  1. Present

    Je vous rappelle dans dix minutes.

    I'll call you back in ten minutes.

  2. Past

    Il n'a jamais rappelé, finalement.

    He never called back, in the end.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle rappelait toujours le soir même.

    She always called back the same evening.

  4. Future

    Je te rappellerai après la réunion.

    I'll call you back after the meeting.

  5. Conditional

    Je rappellerais bien, mais il est trop tard.

    I'd call back, but it's too late.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tu veux que je rappelle le restaurant ?

    Do you want me to call the restaurant back?

  7. Imperative

    Rappelle-moi ce soir, on en parlera.

    Call me back tonight, we'll talk about it.

Good to know

  • Rappeler is to call back; se rappeler is to remember : je me rappelle.

Where you hear rappeler

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

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Je te rappelle ce soir. I'll call you back tonight.
  • Je t'ai rappelée hier. I called you back yesterday.
  • Je vais te rappeler plus tard. I'm going to call you back later.
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A Bad Line

Beginner Level 1 · Je te rappelle. · Rappelle-moi !

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