Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Introduction to the verb récupérer
The English translation of the French verb récupérer is “to recover” or “to retrieve.” The infinitive form, récupérer, is pronounced as “ray-koo-pay-ray.”
The word récupérer comes from the Latin word “recuperare” meaning “to regain” or “to recover.” In everyday French, it is most often used to mean “to get back” or “to obtain again.” It can also be used in a more general sense to mean “to recover” or “to recuperate.”
Examples:
- Je dois récupérer mon passeport demain au bureau de poste. (I have to retrieve my passport tomorrow at the post office.)
- Le médecin m’a dit de bien récupérer après mon opération. (The doctor told me to rest and recover well after my surgery.)
- J’ai réussi à récupérer mes affaires après le vol. (I managed to recover my belongings after the theft.)
Récupérer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of récupérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | récupère | Je récupère mon livre. | I am recovering my book. |
Tu | récupères | Tu récupères ta clé. | You are recovering your key. |
Il | récupère | Il récupère ses affaires. | He is recovering his belongings. |
Elle | récupère | Elle récupère son sac. | She is recovering her bag. |
On | récupère | On récupère le ballon. | We are recovering the ball. |
Nous | récupérons | Nous récupérons nos forces. | We are recovering our strength. |
Vous | récupérez | Vous récupérez votre valise. | You are recovering your suitcase. |
Ils | récupèrent | Ils récupèrent leur voiture. | They are recovering their car. |
Elles | récupèrent | Elles récupèrent leur argent. | They are recovering their money. |
Other Conjugations for Récupérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récupérer
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