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Conjugation of the French verb revenir

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

revenir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
revenir	to return

Present		Scored
je reviens	I return
tu reviens	you return
il revient	he returns
elle revient	she returns
nous revenons	we return
vous revenez	you return
ils reviennent	they return
elles reviennent	they return

Imperfect		Scored
je revenais	I was returning
tu revenais	you were returning
il revenait	he was returning
elle revenait	she was returning
nous revenions	we were returning
vous reveniez	you were returning
ils revenaient	they were returning
elles revenaient	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 revins	I returned
tu revins	you returned
il revint	he returned
elle revint	she returned
nous revînmes	we returned
vous revîntes	you returned
ils revinrent	they returned
elles revinrent	they returned

Passé Composé		Scored
je suis revenu	I returned
tu es revenu	you returned
il est revenu	he returned
elle est revenue	she returned
nous sommes revenus	we returned
vous êtes revenu	you returned
ils sont revenus	they returned
elles sont revenues	they returned

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'étais revenu	I had returned
tu étais revenu	you had returned
il était revenu	he had returned
elle était revenue	she had returned
nous étions revenus	we had returned
vous étiez revenu	you had returned
ils étaient revenus	they had returned
elles étaient revenues	they had returned

Future		Scored
je reviendrai	I will return
tu reviendras	you will return
il reviendra	he will return
elle reviendra	she will return
nous reviendrons	we will return
vous reviendrez	you will return
ils reviendront	they will return
elles reviendront	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
je serai revenu	I will have returned
tu seras revenu	you will have returned
il sera revenu	he will have returned
elle sera revenue	she will have returned
nous serons revenus	we will have returned
vous serez revenu	you will have returned
ils seront revenus	they will have returned
elles seront revenues	they will have returned

Conditional		Scored
je reviendrais	I would return
tu reviendrais	you would return
il reviendrait	he would return
elle reviendrait	she would return
nous reviendrions	we would return
vous reviendriez	you would return
ils reviendraient	they would return
elles reviendraient	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
je serais revenu	I would have returned
tu serais revenu	you would have returned
il serait revenu	he would have returned
elle serait revenue	she would have returned
nous serions revenus	we would have returned
vous seriez revenu	you would have returned
ils seraient revenus	they would have returned
elles seraient revenues	they would have returned

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je revienne	(... that) I return
(... que) tu reviennes	(... that) you return
(... que) il revienne	(... that) he returns
(... que) elle revienne	(... that) she returns
(... que) nous revenions	(... that) we return
(... que) vous reveniez	(... that) you return
(... que) ils reviennent	(... that) they return
(... que) elles reviennent	(... that) they return

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je revinsse	(... that) I was returning
(... que) tu revinsses	(... that) you were returning
(... que) il revînt	(... that) he was returning
(... que) elle revînt	(... that) she was returning
(... que) nous revinssions	(... that) we were returning
(... que) vous revinssiez	(... that) you were returning
(... que) ils revinssent	(... that) they were returning
(... que) elles revinssent	(... that) they were returning

Imperative		Scored
reviens	Return
revenons	Let's return
revenez	Return

Present Participle		Scored
revenant	returning

Past Participle		Scored
revenu	returned

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