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FRENCH VERB

revenir

to come back

  • #51 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: revenu
  • Present participle: revenant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use revenir

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

  1. Present

    Je reviens dans deux minutes, ne bougez pas.

    I'll be back in two minutes, don't move.

  2. Past

    Elle est revenue de Tokyo lundi.

    She came back from Tokyo on Monday.

  3. Imperfect

    Il revenait toujours avec un cadeau pour les enfants.

    He always came back with a present for the kids.

  4. Future

    On reviendra l'année prochaine, c'était parfait.

    We'll come back next year, it was perfect.

  5. Conditional

    Je reviendrais bien ici en été.

    I'd love to come back here in summer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'attends que le serveur revienne pour commander.

    I'm waiting for the waiter to come back to order.

  7. Imperative

    Revenez quand vous voulez, la porte est ouverte.

    Come back whenever you want, the door's open.

Good to know

  • Je reviens tout de suite is I'll be right back.

Where you hear revenir

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

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Je reviens dans une heure. I'll be back in an hour.
  • Je suis revenue à Lyon hier. I came back to Lyon yesterday.
  • Tu vas revenir l'année prochaine ? Are you going to come back next year?

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je reviens dans cinq minutes. I'll be back in five minutes.
  • Je suis revenue avec tous les documents. I came back with all the documents.
  • Vous allez revenir la semaine prochaine. You're going to come back next week.
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When Are You Leaving?

Beginner Level 1 · tu reviens · je reviens · revenir · vous revenez

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At the Prefecture

Beginner Level 3 · revenir

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The Tide

Beginner Level 3 · quand on est revenues

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Mont-Saint-Michel

Beginner Level 3 · je reviendrai

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.