Key facts

Rapporter

To bring back · to bring back (object)/to report

B1Regular
Stem
rapport
Past participle
rapporté

Examples

Je rapporte le livre.

I return the book.

Il ne rapporte pas le jouet.

It doesn't bring back the toy.

Nous rapportions les clés.

We were reporting the keys.

Nous avons rapporté le gain.

We reported the gain.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jerapporte
Ibring back
Turapportes
Youbring back
Ilrapporte
Hebrings back
Nousrapportons
Webring back
Vousrapportez
Youbring back
Ilsrapportent
Theybring back

Futur proche

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

Jevais rapporter
Iam going to bring back
Tuvas rapporter
Youare going to bring back
Ilva rapporter
Heis going to bring back
Nousallons rapporter
Weare going to bring back
Vousallez rapporter
Youare going to bring back
Ilsvont rapporter
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 rapporter
Ihave just brought back
Tuviens de rapporter
Youhave just brought back
Ilvient de rapporter
Hehas just brought back
Nousvenons de rapporter
Wehave just brought back
Vousvenez de rapporter
Youhave just brought back
Ilsviennent de rapporter
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 rapporté
Ihave brought back
Tuas rapporté
Youhave brought back
Ila rapporté
Hehas brought back
Nousavons rapporté
Wehave brought back
Vousavez rapporté
Youhave brought back
Ilsont rapporté
Theyhave brought back

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerapporterais
Iwould bring back
Turapporterais
Youwould bring back
Ilrapporterait
Hewould bring back
Nousrapporterions
Wewould bring back
Vousrapporteriez
Youwould bring back
Ilsrapporteraient
Theywould bring back

Futur simple

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

Jerapporterai
Iwill bring back
Turapporteras
Youwill bring back
Ilrapportera
Hewill bring back
Nousrapporterons
Wewill bring back
Vousrapporterez
Youwill bring back
Ilsrapporteront
Theywill bring back

Imparfait

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

Jerapportais
Iwas bringing back
Turapportais
Youwere bringing back
Ilrapportait
Hewas bringing back
Nousrapportions
Were bringing back
Vousrapportiez
Youwere bringing back
Ilsrapportaient
Theywere bringing back

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)rapporte
Youbring back
(Nous)rapportons
Webring back
(Vous)rapportez
Youbring back

Participe présent

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

rapportant
bringing back

Gérondif présent

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

en rapportant
bringing back

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