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FRENCH VERB

revoir

to see again

  • #474 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: revu
  • Present participle: revoyant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use revoir

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

  1. Present

    On se revoit quand ? J'ai passé une super soirée.

    When are we seeing each other again? I had a great evening.

  2. Past

    J'ai revu mon ancien voisin au marché samedi.

    I saw my old neighbour again at the market on Saturday.

  3. Imperfect

    Chaque été, on revoyait les mêmes familles au camping.

    Every summer, we'd see the same families again at the campsite.

  4. Future

    On se reverra à Noël, c'est promis.

    We'll see each other again at Christmas, promise.

  5. Conditional

    Je reverrais bien ce film, il était génial.

    I'd happily watch that film again, it was great.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je revoie mes notes avant l'examen.

    I need to go over my notes again before the exam.

  7. Imperative

    Revois le chapitre trois, il tombe souvent à l'examen.

    Go over chapter three again, it often comes up in the exam.

Good to know

  • Au revoir literally means until we see each other again.
  • Revoir une leçon is to go over it again.

Verbs like this one

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