The French verb revenir means "to come 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 revenir is je reviens, tu reviens, il/elle revient, nous revenons, vous revenez, ils/elles reviennent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is revenant and its past participle is revenu. Its compound tenses are formed with être.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | reviens (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | reviens (irregular) | |
| il/ | revient (irregular) | |
| nous | revenons (irregular) | |
| vous | revenez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | reviennent (irregular) |
| je | suis revenu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | es revenu (irregular) |
| il/ | est revenu (irregular) |
| nous | sommes revenus (irregular) |
| vous | êtes revenus (irregular) |
| ils/ | sont revenus (irregular) |
| je | revenais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | revenais (irregular) |
| il/ | revenait (irregular) |
| nous | revenions (irregular) |
| vous | reveniez (irregular) |
| ils/ | revenaient (irregular) |
| je | reviendrai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | reviendras (irregular) |
| il/ | reviendra (irregular) |
| nous | reviendrons (irregular) |
| vous | reviendrez (irregular) |
| ils/ | reviendront (irregular) |
| je | reviendrais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | reviendrais (irregular) |
| il/ | reviendrait (irregular) |
| nous | reviendrions (irregular) |
| vous | reviendriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | reviendraient (irregular) |
| que je | revienne (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | reviennes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | revienne (irregular) |
| que nous | revenions (irregular) |
| que vous | reveniez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | reviennent (irregular) |
| tu | reviens (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | revenons (irregular) |
| vous | revenez (irregular) |
Revenir is irregular. Its present forms include reviens, revient, and revenons, while its future uses reviendr as in reviendrai. Its past participle is revenu and its compound past uses être.
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No. Revenir is irregular, with forms such as reviens, reviendrai, and revenu.
The future stem is reviendr. The table shows reviendrai, reviendras, reviendra, reviendrons, reviendrez, and reviendront.
Revenir uses être in the compound past. Its present participle is revenant and its masculine singular past participle is revenu.