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FRENCH VERB

se rappeler

to remember

  • #71 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: rappelé
  • Present participle: se rappelant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se rappeler

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

  1. Present

    Tu te rappelles le nom de ce restaurant ?

    Do you remember the name of that restaurant?

  2. Past

    Je me suis rappelé la réponse trop tard.

    I remembered the answer too late.

  3. Imperfect

    Il se rappelait chaque détail de son premier voyage.

    He remembered every detail of his first trip.

  4. Future

    Je me rappellerai toujours ce coucher de soleil.

    I'll always remember that sunset.

  5. Conditional

    Tu te rappellerais son adresse, par hasard ?

    Would you happen to remember her address?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je doute qu'elle se rappelle mon prénom.

    I doubt she remembers my first name.

  7. Imperative

    Rappelle-toi qu'on dîne chez mes parents samedi.

    Remember we're having dinner at my parents' on Saturday.

Good to know

  • Se rappeler quelque chose, se souvenir de quelque chose : same meaning, different preposition.
  • Rappeler without se is to call back : je te rappelle ce soir.

Verbs like this one

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