The French verb rappeler means "to remind, call 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 rappeler is je rappelle, tu rappelles, il/elle rappelle, nous rappelons, vous rappelez, ils/elles rappellent. 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 | rappelle (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | rappelles (irregular) | |
| il/ | rappelle (irregular) | |
| nous | rappelons | |
| vous | rappelez | |
| ils/ | rappellent (irregular) |
| j' | ai rappelé |
|---|---|
| tu | as rappelé |
| il/ | a rappelé |
| nous | avons rappelé |
| vous | avez rappelé |
| ils/ | ont rappelé |
| je | rappelais |
|---|---|
| tu | rappelais |
| il/ | rappelait |
| nous | rappelions |
| vous | rappeliez |
| ils/ | rappelaient |
| je | rappellerai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | rappelleras (irregular) |
| il/ | rappellera (irregular) |
| nous | rappellerons (irregular) |
| vous | rappellerez (irregular) |
| ils/ | rappelleront (irregular) |
| je | rappellerais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | rappellerais (irregular) |
| il/ | rappellerait (irregular) |
| nous | rappellerions (irregular) |
| vous | rappelleriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | rappelleraient (irregular) |
| que je | rappelle (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | rappelles (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | rappelle (irregular) |
| que nous | rappelions |
| que vous | rappeliez |
| qu'ils/ | rappellent (irregular) |
| tu | rappelle (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | rappelons |
| vous | rappelez |
Rappeler is regular with spelling changes only. The stem doubles l in several forms, such as rappelle, rappellerai, and rappellerais.
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Yes, rappeler is regular with spelling changes only. It follows the regular -er model while some forms double l.
The stem is rappeller before the endings. The forms include rappellerai and rappellerais.
The present participle is rappelant and the past participle is rappelé. The auxiliary is avoir.