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FRENCH VERB

se retrouver

to meet up

  • #128 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: retrouvé
  • Present participle: se retrouvant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se retrouver

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

  1. Present

    On se retrouve devant le cinéma à huit heures.

    We're meeting in front of the cinema at eight.

  2. Past

    On s'est retrouvés par hasard dans le métro.

    We ran into each other by chance in the metro.

  3. Imperfect

    On se retrouvait tous les vendredis au même café.

    We met up every Friday at the same café.

  4. Future

    On se retrouvera à la gare, c'est plus simple.

    We'll meet at the station, it's simpler.

  5. Conditional

    On se retrouverait pour déjeuner, ça te dit ?

    How about we meet for lunch?

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'aimerais qu'on se retrouve plus souvent.

    I'd like us to meet up more often.

  7. Imperative

    Retrouvons-nous à midi devant la mairie.

    Let's meet at noon in front of the town hall.

Good to know

  • On se retrouve où ? is where shall we meet? Retrouver without se is to find something again.

Where you hear se retrouver

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French · Beginner Level 1

  • On se retrouve à la gare. We're meeting at the station.
  • On s'est retrouvées à Marseille dimanche. We met up in Marseille on Sunday.
  • On va se retrouver à midi. We're going to meet at noon.
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