The French verb ramener means "to bring back". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of ramener is je ramène, tu ramènes, il/elle ramène, nous ramenons, vous ramenez, ils/elles ramènent. It counts as a regular -er verb, though 21 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| je | ramène (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | ramènes (irregular) | |
| il/ | ramène (irregular) | |
| nous | ramenons | |
| vous | ramenez | |
| ils/ | ramènent (irregular) |
| j' | ai ramené |
|---|---|
| tu | as ramené |
| il/ | a ramené |
| nous | avons ramené |
| vous | avez ramené |
| ils/ | ont ramené |
| je | ramenais |
|---|---|
| tu | ramenais |
| il/ | ramenait |
| nous | ramenions |
| vous | rameniez |
| ils/ | ramenaient |
| je | ramènerai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | ramèneras (irregular) |
| il/ | ramènera (irregular) |
| nous | ramènerons (irregular) |
| vous | ramènerez (irregular) |
| ils/ | ramèneront (irregular) |
| je | ramènerais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | ramènerais (irregular) |
| il/ | ramènerait (irregular) |
| nous | ramènerions (irregular) |
| vous | ramèneriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | ramèneraient (irregular) |
| que je | ramène (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | ramènes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | ramène (irregular) |
| que nous | ramenions |
| que vous | rameniez |
| qu'ils/ | ramènent (irregular) |
| tu | ramène (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | ramenons |
| vous | ramenez |
Ramener is regular with spelling changes only. The spelling changes appear in forms such as ramène, ramènerai, ramènerais, and ramènent, while forms such as ramenons and ramenions do not have the accent.
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Yes, ramener is regular with spelling changes only. It follows the regular -er pattern, with spelling changes shown in the table.
Ramener has ramène, ramènes, ramènent, and other forms with è in the present, future, conditional, and some subjunctive forms. The future and conditional forms include ramènerons and ramènerions.
The past participle is ramené, and the auxiliary is avoir. The passé composé forms include ai ramené, avons ramené, and ont ramené.