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FRENCH VERB

rembourser

to pay back

  • #176 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: remboursé
  • Present participle: remboursant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use rembourser

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

  1. Present

    Je te rembourse dès que je touche ma paie.

    I'll pay you back as soon as I get paid.

  2. Past

    Le magasin m'a remboursé les chaussures sans problème.

    The shop refunded me for the shoes without any problem.

  3. Imperfect

    Il remboursait son prêt petit à petit.

    He was paying back his loan little by little.

  4. Future

    On vous remboursera le billet sous dix jours.

    We'll refund your ticket within ten days.

  5. Conditional

    Tu me rembourserais le café de ce matin ?

    Would you pay me back for this morning's coffee?

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'attends qu'ils me remboursent avant de réserver.

    I'm waiting for them to refund me before booking.

  7. Imperative

    Rembourse-moi quand tu peux, il n'y a pas d'urgence.

    Pay me back when you can, there's no rush.

Good to know

  • Rembourser quelqu'un is to pay someone back; se faire rembourser is to get a refund.

Where you hear rembourser

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je rembourse quatre cents euros par mois. I pay back four hundred euros a month.
  • Karim m'a remboursée. Karim paid me back.
  • Vous rembourserez sur cinq ans. You'll pay it back over five years.
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The Loan

Beginner Level 3 · rembourser · je te rembourserai · il m'a remboursée

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