/ʁɛve/to dreamB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- à · de — de for what you dream of; à for dreaming about
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
rêv-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
rêv-+-ons -ez -ent
rêv-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
rêv-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
rêv-+-e -es -e -ent
rêver-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
rêver-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
rêver
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
rêvé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
rêvé
Conjugation
| I | je rêve/ʒə ʁɛv/I dream | /ʒə ʁɛv/ | I dream |
| you | tu rêves/ty ʁɛv/you dream | /ty ʁɛv/ | you dream |
| he/she | il rêve/il ʁɛv/he dreams | /il ʁɛv/ | he dreams |
| we | nous rêvons/nu ʁɛvɔ̃/we dream | /nu ʁɛvɔ̃/ | we dream |
| you | vous rêvez/vu ʁɛve/you dream | /vu ʁɛve/ | you dream |
| they | ils rêvent/il ʁɛv/they dream | /il ʁɛv/ | they dream |
Examples
- /ʒe ʁɛ.ve də twa/
J'ai rêvé de toi.I dreamed about you.
- /ʒə ʁɛv də li.ta.li/
Je rêve de l'Italie.I dream of Italy.
- /ʒe fɛ.t‿œ̃ mo.vɛ ʁɛv/
J'ai fait un mauvais rêve.I had a bad dream.
Set phrases
rêver deto dream of
un rêvea dream
Notes
Tu rêves !means "you're dreaming" — dismissing something as wishful thinking, exactly as in English.A dream you have at night is
faire un rêve, notavoir.