All verbs

/ʁɑ̃tʁe/to come homeA1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
no object — No object normally; with one it takes avoir and means to bring something in

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
rentrons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

rentr-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

rentr-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

rentr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

rentr-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

rentr-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
rentrer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

rentrer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

rentrer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

rentrer

Past participle
rentré

Takes être

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

être (present) + past participle, with agreement

rentré

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

rentré

Conjugation

présent
Ije rentre/ʒə ʁɑ̃tʁ/I come home
youtu rentres/ty ʁɑ̃tʁ/you come home
he/sheil rentre/il ʁɑ̃tʁ/he comes home
wenous rentrons/nu ʁɑ̃tʁɔ̃/we come home
youvous rentrez/vu ʁɑ̃tʁe/you come home
theyils rentrent/il ʁɑ̃tʁ/they come home

Examples

  • Je rentre à la maison.

    /ʒə ʁɑ̃tʁ a la mɛ.zɔ̃/

    I'm going home.

  • Nous rentrons tard.

    /nu ʁɑ̃.tʁɔ̃ taʁ/

    We get home late.

  • Quand rentres-tu ?

    /kɑ̃ ʁɑ̃tʁ.ty/

    When are you coming home?

Notes

  • rentrer specifically means going HOME, not just going back. Je rentre needs no destination — home is understood.

  • Takes être: Je suis rentré. See passe-compose-etre.