To return /come back in French 🇫🇷

Revenir

The infinitive revenir means to return/to come back. Resembles venir verb in spanish.

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revenir info.

Tips to remember the French word “revenir”:

– The word “revenir” can be broken down into two parts: “re-” (meaning again) and “venir” (meaning to come). So, “revenir” literally means “to come again” or “to come back.”
– Remember the root word “venir” (meaning “to come”) as this is a commonly used verb in French.
– Visualize a situation where you come back to a place you previously visited, for example, returning to your home or going back to a hotel.
– Create sentences and scenarios in your mind that involve coming back to a location or returning to a previous state.

Explanations:
– “Revenir” is an intransitive verb and does not require a direct object.
– It is commonly used to indicate physically returning to a place, but it can also be used to express the idea of returning to a previous state or condition.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Retourner: it also means “to return” or “to go back.”

Conjugations of “revenir”:
– Present tense:
– Je reviens (I come back)
– Tu reviens (You come back)
– Il/elle/on revient (He/she/one comes back)
– Nous revenons (We come back)
– Vous revenez (You come back)
– Ils/elles reviennent (They come back)

– Past tense:
– Je suis revenu(e) (I came back)
– Tu es revenu(e) (You came back)
– Il/elle/on est revenu(e) (He/she/one came back)
– Nous sommes revenu(e)s (We came back)
– Vous êtes revenu(e)(s) (You came back)
– Ils/elles sont revenu(e)s (They came back)

– Future tense:
– Je reviendrai (I will come back)
– Tu reviendras (You will come back)
– Il/elle/on reviendra (He/she/one will come back)
– Nous reviendrons (We will come back)
– Vous reviendrez (You will come back)
– Ils/elles reviendront (They will come back)

Examples of sentences using “revenir”:
– Je vais revenir demain. (I am going to come back tomorrow.)
– Est-ce que tu reviens de vacances ? (Are you coming back from vacation?)
– Il revient toujours à ses anciennes habitudes. (He always goes back to his old habits.)
– Nous sommes revenus à l’hôtel après la promenade. (We came back to the hotel after the walk.)
– Les souvenirs me reviennent petit à petit. (The memories are coming back to me little by little.)

Note: “Revenir” is an irregular verb, so its conjugations have slight variations compared to regular verbs.

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revenir info.

Tips to remember:
1. Think of “revenue” which in English refers to money coming back into a business, much like how “revenir” means to come back or return to a place.
2. The prefix “re-” in both English and French often signifies a repetition of an action. Just as “return” means to “turn back” in English, “revenir” follows a similar pattern.
3. Associate “revenir” with the phrase “venir again,” where “venir” is the French verb for “to come.” So, to recur, to come again, or to return.

Explanations:
“Revenir” is a French verb that means “to return” or “to come back.” It is most often used when speaking about returning to a place or returning to a prior state.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Retourner” – although often interchangeable with “revenir,” “retourner” is more commonly used for physically returning somewhere.
– “Rentrer” – implies returning home or to the point of departure.

Conjugations (indicative mood):
Present:
– je reviens (I return/I am returning)
– tu reviens (you return/you are returning – singular informal)
– il/elle/on revient (he/she/one returns/is returning)
– nous revenons (we return/we are returning)
– vous revenez (you return/you are returning – plural or formal)
– ils/elles reviennent (they return/they are returning)

Imperfect:
– je revenais (I was returning)
– tu revenais (you were returning – singular informal)
– il/elle/on revenait (he/she/one was returning)
– nous revenions (we were returning)
– vous reveniez (you were returning – plural or formal)
– ils/elles revenaient (they were returning)

Future:
– je reviendrai (I will return)
– tu reviendras (you will return – singular informal)
– il/elle/on reviendra (he/she/one will return)
– nous reviendrons (we will return)
– vous reviendrez (you will return – plural or formal)
– ils/elles reviendront (they will return)

Past Historic (Literary Past Tense):
– je revins (I returned)
– tu revins (you returned – singular informal)
– il revint (he returned)
– nous revînmes (we returned)
– vous revîntes (you returned – plural or formal)
– ils revinrent (they returned)

Compound Past (Passé Composé):
– je suis revenu(e) (I have returned)
– tu es revenu(e) (you have returned – singular informal)
– il/elle/on est revenu(e) (he/she/one has returned)
– nous sommes revenu(e)s (we have returned)
– vous êtes revenu(e)(s) (you have returned – plural or formal)
– ils/elles sont revenu(e)s (they have returned)

Examples of sentences:
– Je reviens tout de suite. (I’ll be right back.)
– Il est revenu de ses vacances hier. (He returned from his vacation yesterday.)
– Nous ne savons pas quand ils reviendront. (We don’t know when they will return.)
– Si je pouvais, je reviendrais à cette époque. (If I could, I would return to that time.)
– Tu reviendras nous voir bientôt ? (Will you come back to see us soon?)

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