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Conjugation of the French verb retourner

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

retourner is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
retourner	to return

Present		Scored
je retourne	I return
tu retournes	you return
il retourne	he returns
elle retourne	she returns
nous retournons	we return
vous retournez	you return
ils retournent	they return
elles retournent	they return

Imperfect		Scored
je retournais	I was returning
tu retournais	you were returning
il retournait	he was returning
elle retournait	she was returning
nous retournions	we were returning
vous retourniez	you were returning
ils retournaient	they were returning
elles retournaient	they were returning

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 retournai	I returned
tu retournas	you returned
il retourna	he returned
elle retourna	she returned
nous retournâmes	we returned
vous retournâtes	you returned
ils retournèrent	they returned
elles retournèrent	they returned

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

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

Future		Scored
je retournerai	I will return
tu retourneras	you will return
il retournera	he will return
elle retournera	she will return
nous retournerons	we will return
vous retournerez	you will return
ils retourneront	they will return
elles retourneront	they will return

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 retourné	I will have returned
tu auras retourné	you will have returned
il aura retourné	he will have returned
elle aura retourné	she will have returned
nous aurons retourné	we will have returned
vous aurez retourné	you will have returned
ils auront retourné	they will have returned
elles auront retourné	they will have returned

Conditional		Scored
je retournerais	I would return
tu retournerais	you would return
il retournerait	he would return
elle retournerait	she would return
nous retournerions	we would return
vous retourneriez	you would return
ils retourneraient	they would return
elles retourneraient	they would return

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 retourné	I would have returned
tu aurais retourné	you would have returned
il aurait retourné	he would have returned
elle aurait retourné	she would have returned
nous aurions retourné	we would have returned
vous auriez retourné	you would have returned
ils auraient retourné	they would have returned
elles auraient retourné	they would have returned

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je retourne	(... that) I return
(... que) tu retournes	(... that) you return
(... que) il retourne	(... that) he returns
(... que) elle retourne	(... that) she returns
(... que) nous retournions	(... that) we return
(... que) vous retourniez	(... that) you return
(... que) ils retournent	(... that) they return
(... que) elles retournent	(... that) they return

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je retournasse	(... that) I was returning
(... que) tu retournasses	(... that) you were returning
(... que) il retournât	(... that) he was returning
(... que) elle retournât	(... that) she was returning
(... que) nous retournassions	(... that) we were returning
(... que) vous retournassiez	(... that) you were returning
(... que) ils retournassent	(... that) they were returning
(... que) elles retournassent	(... that) they were returning

Imperative		Scored
retourne	Return
retournons	Let's return
retournez	Return

Present Participle		Scored
retournant	returning

Past Participle		Scored
retourné	returned

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