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FRENCH VERB

retirer

to take out (money)

  • #177 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: retiré
  • Present participle: retirant

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use retirer

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

  1. Present

    Je retire cinquante euros au distributeur.

    I'm taking out fifty euros at the cash machine.

  2. Past

    On a retiré de l'argent avant de partir à la plage.

    We took out some money before going to the beach.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, je retirais du liquide toutes les semaines.

    I used to take out cash every week.

  4. Future

    Je retirerai le colis à la poste demain matin.

    I'll pick up the parcel at the post office tomorrow morning.

  5. Conditional

    Tu retirerais un peu d'argent pour le marché ?

    Would you take out a bit of cash for the market?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je retire du liquide pour le taxi.

    I need to take out some cash for the taxi.

  7. Imperative

    Retirez votre carte avant de prendre les billets.

    Take your card out before taking the notes.

Good to know

  • Retirer de l'argent is to withdraw cash; retirer son manteau is to take it off.

Where you hear retirer

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je retire de l'argent au guichet. I'm taking money out at the counter.
  • J'ai retiré cinquante euros. I took out fifty euros.
  • Je vais retirer cent euros. I'm going to take out a hundred euros.
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The Machine Ate My Card

Beginner Level 3 · retirer de l'argent · j'ai retiré

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