Key facts

Rafraîchir

To refresh · to refresh/to cool down/to update

B1Regular
Stem
rafraîch
Past participle
rafraîchi

Examples

Je rafraîchis l'eau.

I refresh the water.

Il ne rafraîchit pas l'air.

It doesn't refresh the air.

Nous rafraîchissions tout.

We were refreshing everything.

Nous avons rafraîchi ça.

We refreshed that.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 2
Jerafraîchis
Irefresh
Turafraîchis
Yourefresh
Ilrafraîchit
Herefreshes
Nousrafraîchissons
Werefresh
Vousrafraîchissez
Yourefresh
Ilsrafraîchissent
Theyrefresh

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais rafraîchir
Iam going to refresh
Tuvas rafraîchir
Youare going to refresh
Ilva rafraîchir
Heis going to refresh
Nousallons rafraîchir
Weare going to refresh
Vousallez rafraîchir
Youare going to refresh
Ilsvont rafraîchir
Theyare going to refresh

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de rafraîchir
Ihave just refreshed
Tuviens de rafraîchir
Youhave just refreshed
Ilvient de rafraîchir
Hehas just refreshed
Nousvenons de rafraîchir
Wehave just refreshed
Vousvenez de rafraîchir
Youhave just refreshed
Ilsviennent de rafraîchir
Theyhave just refreshed

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai rafraîchi
Ihave refreshed
Tuas rafraîchi
Youhave refreshed
Ila rafraîchi
Hehas refreshed
Nousavons rafraîchi
Wehave refreshed
Vousavez rafraîchi
Youhave refreshed
Ilsont rafraîchi
Theyhave refreshed

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jerafraîchirais
Iwould refresh
Turafraîchirais
Youwould refresh
Ilrafraîchirait
Hewould refresh
Nousrafraîchirions
Wewould refresh
Vousrafraîchiriez
Youwould refresh
Ilsrafraîchiraient
Theywould refresh

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jerafraîchirai
Iwill refresh
Turafraîchiras
Youwill refresh
Ilrafraîchira
Hewill refresh
Nousrafraîchirons
Wewill refresh
Vousrafraîchirez
Youwill refresh
Ilsrafraîchiront
Theywill refresh

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jerafraîchissais
Iwas refreshing
Turafraîchissais
Youwere refreshing
Ilrafraîchissait
Hewas refreshing
Nousrafraîchissions
Were refreshing
Vousrafraîchissiez
Youwere refreshing
Ilsrafraîchissaient
Theywere refreshing

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)rafraîchis
Yourefresh
(Nous)rafraîchissons
Werefresh
(Vous)rafraîchissez
Yourefresh

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

rafraîchissant
refreshing

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en rafraîchissant
refreshing

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