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FRENCH VERB

réchauffer

to warm up, to reheat

  • #450 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: réchauffé
  • Present participle: réchauffant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use réchauffer

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

  1. Present

    Je réchauffe les restes d'hier, ça te va ?

    I'm reheating yesterday's leftovers, is that okay with you?

  2. Past

    Le thé m'a réchauffée après la balade sous la pluie.

    The tea warmed me up after the walk in the rain.

  3. Imperfect

    On se réchauffait autour du feu après le ski.

    We'd warm ourselves by the fire after skiing.

  4. Future

    Je réchaufferai la soupe quand tu rentreras.

    I'll heat the soup up when you get home.

  5. Conditional

    Un bon café nous réchaufferait, non ?

    A good coffee would warm us up, wouldn't it?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je réchauffe la voiture, il a gelé.

    I need to warm the car up, it froze overnight.

  7. Imperative

    Réchauffe le pain deux minutes, il sera meilleur.

    Warm the bread for two minutes, it'll be better.

Good to know

  • Réchauffer un plat, se réchauffer les mains. Du réchauffé is something warmed over, a dish or an old joke.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.