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FRENCH VERB

repasser

to iron

  • #413 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: repassé
  • Present participle: repassant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use repasser

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

  1. Present

    Je ne repasse jamais mes tee-shirts.

    I never iron my T-shirts.

  2. Past

    Tu as repassé ta chemise pour l'entretien ?

    Did you iron your shirt for the interview?

  3. Imperfect

    Ma mère repassait en regardant la télé.

    My mother ironed while watching TV.

  4. Future

    Je repasserai la nappe avant le dîner de dimanche.

    I'll iron the tablecloth before Sunday dinner.

  5. Conditional

    Il repasserait moins souvent avec un sèche-linge.

    He'd iron less often with a tumble dryer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je repasse cette robe, elle est toute froissée.

    I need to iron this dress, it's all creased.

  7. Imperative

    Repasse plus tard, le patron est en réunion.

    Come back later, the boss is in a meeting.

Good to know

  • Repasser is also to come by again : je repasse demain.
  • Le fer à repasser is the iron; la planche à repasser, the ironing board.

Verbs like this one

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