Key facts

Ramener

To bring back · to bring back (person)

B1Irregular
Stem
ramen
Past participle
ramené

Examples

Je ramène le pain.

I bring back the bread.

Il ne ramène pas son sac.

He doesn't bring his bag back.

Nous ramenions le lait.

We were bringing back the milk.

Nous avons ramené le colis.

We brought back the package.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jeramène
Ibring back
Turamènes
Youbring back
Ilramène
Hebrings back
Nousramenons
Webring back
Vousramenez
Youbring back
Ilsramènent
Theybring back

Futur proche

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

Jevais ramener
Iam going to bring back
Tuvas ramener
Youare going to bring back
Ilva ramener
Heis going to bring back
Nousallons ramener
Weare going to bring back
Vousallez ramener
Youare going to bring back
Ilsvont ramener
Theyare going to bring back

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de ramener
Ihave just brought back
Tuviens de ramener
Youhave just brought back
Ilvient de ramener
Hehas just brought back
Nousvenons de ramener
Wehave just brought back
Vousvenez de ramener
Youhave just brought back
Ilsviennent de ramener
Theyhave just brought back

Passé composé

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

J'ai ramené
Ihave brought back
Tuas ramené
Youhave brought back
Ila ramené
Hehas brought back
Nousavons ramené
Wehave brought back
Vousavez ramené
Youhave brought back
Ilsont ramené
Theyhave brought back

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeramènerais
Iwould bring back
Turamènerais
Youwould bring back
Ilramènerait
Hewould bring back
Nousramènerions
Wewould bring back
Vousramèneriez
Youwould bring back
Ilsramèneraient
Theywould bring back

Futur simple

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

Jeramènerai
Iwill bring back
Turamèneras
Youwill bring back
Ilramènera
Hewill bring back
Nousramènerons
Wewill bring back
Vousramènerez
Youwill bring back
Ilsramèneront
Theywill bring back

Imparfait

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

Jeramenais
Iwas bringing back
Turamenais
Youwere bringing back
Ilramenait
Hewas bringing back
Nousramenions
Were bringing back
Vousrameniez
Youwere bringing back
Ilsramenaient
Theywere bringing back

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)ramène
Youbring back
(Nous)ramenons
Webring back
(Vous)ramenez
Youbring back

Participe présent

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

ramenant
bringing back

Gérondif présent

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

en ramenant
bringing back

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