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FRENCH VERB

rêver

to dream

  • #208 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: rêvé
  • Present participle: rêvant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use rêver

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

  1. Present

    Je rêve d'un grand voyage en Asie.

    I dream of a big trip to Asia.

  2. Past

    J'ai rêvé de toi cette nuit, c'est bizarre.

    I dreamt about you last night, it's weird.

  3. Imperfect

    Enfant, elle rêvait de devenir pilote.

    As a child she dreamt of becoming a pilot.

  4. Future

    Tu rêveras de plage toute la nuit, j'en suis sûr.

    You'll dream of the beach all night, I'm sure.

  5. Conditional

    Je rêverais d'une maison avec un jardin.

    I'd love a house with a garden.

  6. Present subjunctive

    C'est normal qu'on rêve d'une vie plus simple.

    It's normal to dream of a simpler life.

  7. Imperative

    Rêve grand, tu n'as que vingt ans !

    Dream big, you're only twenty!

Good to know

  • Rêver de quelque chose : je rêve de vacances. Tu rêves ! means you're dreaming, no way.

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