Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Introduction to the verb retrouver
The English translation of retrouver is “to find again” or “to meet again”. It is pronounced as “ruh-truh-vay”.
Retrouver comes from the French word “re-” meaning “again” and “trouver” meaning “to find”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to finding something or someone that was previously lost or to meet someone again after a period of time.
Examples:
- Je suis tellement heureux de te retrouver après toutes ces années. (I’m so happy to meet you again after all these years.)
- J’ai enfin retrouvé mes clés ! (I finally found my keys!)
- Nous allons retrouver nos amis au parc demain. (We are going to meet our friends at the park tomorrow.)
Retrouver – 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 retrouver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | retrouve | Je retrouve mon livre. | I find my book. |
tu | retrouves | Tu retrouves tes clés. | You find your keys. |
il | retrouve | Il retrouve son chemin. | He finds his way. |
elle | retrouve | Elle retrouve son amie. | She finds her friend. |
on | retrouve | On retrouve notre restaurant préféré. | We find our favorite restaurant. |
nous | retrouvons | Nous nous retrouvons souvent ici. | We often meet here. |
vous | retrouvez | Vous retrouvez votre parapluie. | You find your umbrella. |
ils | retrouvent | Ils retrouvent leur voiture. | They find their car. |
elles | retrouvent | Elles retrouvent leur chat. | They find their cat. |
Other Conjugations for Retrouver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retrouver
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