All verbs

/ʁəvniʁ/to come backB1

Family
Family 5 — boot verbs
Takes
no object — No object

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
revenons
Presentprésentlearn it whole

Singular — the short stem

Presentprésent1 exception(s)

Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back

reven-+-ons -ez -ent

  • ils reviennentthe rule said revenent
Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

reven-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

reven-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

revienn-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
revenir
Simple futurefutur-simplestem changes

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

reviendr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

revenir

Past participle
revenu

Takes être

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

être (present) + past participle, with agreement

revenu

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

revenu

Conjugation

présent
Ije reviens/ʒə ʁəvjɛ̃/I come back
youtu reviens/ty ʁəvjɛ̃/you come back
he/sheil revient/il ʁəvjɛ̃/he comes back
wenous revenons/nu ʁəvnɔ̃/we come back
youvous revenez/vu ʁəvne/you come back
theyils reviennent/il ʁəvjɛn/they come back

Examples

  • Je reviens demain.

    /ʒə ʁə.vjɛ̃ də.mɛ̃/

    I'm coming back tomorrow.

  • Ils reviennent le soir.

    /il ʁə.vjɛn lə swaʁ/

    They come back in the evening.

  • Quand reviens-tu ?

    /kɑ̃ ʁə.vjɛ̃.ty/

    When are you coming back?

Notes

  • revenir is coming back to where the speaker is; retourner is going back elsewhere. Je reviens said as you leave a room means you'll be right back.

  • Built on venir, and takes être.