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Conjugation of the French verb repentir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb repentir, along with their English translations.

repentir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
repentir	to repent

Present		Scored
je repens	I repent
tu repens	you repent
il repent	he repents
elle repent	she repents
nous repentons	we repent
vous repentez	you repent
ils repentent	they repent
elles repentent	they repent

Imperfect		Scored
je repentais	I was repenting
tu repentais	you were repenting
il repentait	he was repenting
elle repentait	she was repenting
nous repentions	we were repenting
vous repentiez	you were repenting
ils repentaient	they were repenting
elles repentaient	they were repenting

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je repentis	I repented
tu repentis	you repented
il repentit	he repented
elle repentit	she repented
nous repentîmes	we repented
vous repentîtes	you repented
ils repentirent	they repented
elles repentirent	they repented

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai repenti	I have repented
tu as repenti	you have repented
il a repenti	he has repented
elle a repenti	she has repented
nous avons repenti	we have repented
vous avez repenti	you have repented
ils ont repenti	they have repented
elles ont repenti	they have repented

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais repenti	I had repented
tu avais repenti	you had repented
il avait repenti	he had repented
elle avait repenti	she had repented
nous avions repenti	we had repented
vous aviez repenti	you had repented
ils avaient repenti	they had repented
elles avaient repenti	they had repented

Future		Scored
je repentirai	I will repent
tu repentiras	you will repent
il repentira	he will repent
elle repentira	she will repent
nous repentirons	we will repent
vous repentirez	you will repent
ils repentiront	they will repent
elles repentiront	they will repent

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai repenti	I will have repented
tu auras repenti	you will have repented
il aura repenti	he will have repented
elle aura repenti	she will have repented
nous aurons repenti	we will have repented
vous aurez repenti	you will have repented
ils auront repenti	they will have repented
elles auront repenti	they will have repented

Conditional		Scored
je repentirais	I would repent
tu repentirais	you would repent
il repentirait	he would repent
elle repentirait	she would repent
nous repentirions	we would repent
vous repentiriez	you would repent
ils repentiraient	they would repent
elles repentiraient	they would repent

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais repenti	I would have repented
tu aurais repenti	you would have repented
il aurait repenti	he would have repented
elle aurait repenti	she would have repented
nous aurions repenti	we would have repented
vous auriez repenti	you would have repented
ils auraient repenti	they would have repented
elles auraient repenti	they would have repented

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je repente	(... that) I repent
(... que) tu repentes	(... that) you repent
(... que) il repente	(... that) he repents
(... que) elle repente	(... that) she repents
(... que) nous repentions	(... that) we repent
(... que) vous repentiez	(... that) you repent
(... que) ils repentent	(... that) they repent
(... que) elles repentent	(... that) they repent

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je repentisse	(... that) I was repenting
(... que) tu repentisses	(... that) you were repenting
(... que) il repentît	(... that) he was repenting
(... que) elle repentît	(... that) she was repenting
(... que) nous repentissions	(... that) we were repenting
(... que) vous repentissiez	(... that) you were repenting
(... que) ils repentissent	(... that) they were repenting
(... que) elles repentissent	(... that) they were repenting

Imperative		Scored
repens	Repent
repentons	Let's repent
repentez	Repent

Present Participle		Scored
repentant	repenting

Past Participle		Scored
repenti	repented

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