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FRENCH VERB

relire

to read again

  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: relu
  • Present participle: relisant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use relire

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

  1. Present

    Je relis mon message avant de l'envoyer.

    I read my message again before sending it.

  2. Past

    J'ai relu ce roman trois fois, je l'adore.

    I've read that novel three times over, I love it.

  3. Imperfect

    Il relisait ses notes dans le train chaque matin.

    He'd read over his notes on the train every morning.

  4. Future

    Je relirai le contrat ce soir à tête reposée.

    I'll read the contract again tonight with a fresh mind.

  5. Conditional

    Tu relirais ma lettre ? J'ai peur des fautes.

    Would you read over my letter? I'm worried about mistakes.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il vaut mieux que tu relises la recette avant de commencer.

    You'd better read the recipe again before starting.

  7. Imperative

    Relisez bien la question avant de répondre.

    Read the question again carefully before answering.

Good to know

  • Se relire is to read over what you wrote : relis-toi avant d'envoyer.

Where you hear relire

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

French · Intermediate Level 2

  • Je relis la lettre. I am reading the letter again.
  • J'ai relu la lettre. I read the letter again.
  • Je vais relire la lettre. I am going to read the letter again.
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Intermediate Level 2 · Je peux le relire ?

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