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FRENCH VERB

se remettre

to recover, to get back together

  • #389 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: remis
  • Present participle: se remettant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se remettre

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

  1. Present

    Je me remets doucement de mon opération.

    I'm slowly recovering from my operation.

  2. Past

    Ils se sont remis ensemble après six mois.

    They got back together after six months.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle se remettait à peine de sa grippe.

    She was barely recovering from her flu.

  4. Future

    Tu te remettras vite, tu es solide.

    You'll get better quickly, you're strong.

  5. Conditional

    Je me remettrais bien au piano cet hiver.

    I'd quite like to take up the piano again this winter.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu te remettes au sport, doucement.

    You need to get back into exercise, gently.

  7. Imperative

    Remets-toi bien, on pense à toi !

    Get well soon, we're thinking of you!

Good to know

  • Se remettre de is to get over : elle s'est remise de sa grippe. Se remettre avec, to get back with someone.
  • Se remettre à is to take something up again : je me remets au sport.

Verbs like this one

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