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FRENCH VERB

rejoindre

to join, to meet up with

  • #329 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: rejoint
  • Present participle: rejoignant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use rejoindre

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

  1. Present

    Vas-y, je te rejoins dans dix minutes.

    Go ahead, I'll join you in ten minutes.

  2. Past

    On a rejoint les autres au restaurant.

    We met up with the others at the restaurant.

  3. Imperfect

    Il nous rejoignait toujours après le travail.

    He always joined us after work.

  4. Future

    Je vous rejoindrai directement à la gare.

    I'll meet you straight at the station.

  5. Conditional

    Je vous rejoindrais bien, mais j'ai une réunion.

    I'd happily join you, but I have a meeting.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tu veux que je te rejoigne au parc ?

    Do you want me to meet you at the park?

  7. Imperative

    Rejoins-nous au café quand tu as fini.

    Join us at the café when you've finished.

Good to know

  • Je te rejoins is I'll meet you there, I'll catch up with you.

Verbs like this one

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