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FRENCH VERB

remonter

to climb back up, to go back up

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: remonté
  • Present participle: remontant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use remonter

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

  1. Present

    Je remonte chercher mon écharpe, j'arrive.

    I'm going back up to get my scarf, coming.

  2. Past

    On est remontés à pied, l'ascenseur était en panne.

    We went back up on foot, the lift was out of order.

  3. Imperfect

    Les enfants remontaient la pente en courant.

    The kids would run back up the slope.

  4. Future

    Je remonterai dans ma chambre après le dîner.

    I'll go back up to my room after dinner.

  5. Conditional

    On remonterait plus vite par l'autre chemin.

    We'd get back up faster by the other path.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu remontes, tu as oublié ton téléphone.

    You have to go back up, you forgot your phone.

  7. Imperative

    Remonte vite, le film commence !

    Come back up quickly, the film's starting!

Good to know

  • With a thing after it, remonter takes avoir : j'ai remonté les valises.
  • Remonter le moral à quelqu'un is to cheer them up.

Where you hear remonter

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

French · Intermediate Level 1

  • Je remonte dans le bateau. I climb back into the boat.
  • Je suis remonté tout seul. I climbed back on by myself.
  • On va remonter à l'appartement. We're going to go back up to the flat.
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Describe a Childhood Memory

Intermediate Level 1 · Je suis remonté tout seul. · Je suis remontée toute seule. · C'est moi qui t'ai remonté !

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