Key facts

Renverser

To knock over · to knock over/to spill/to overthrow/to reverse

B1Regular
Stem
renvers
Past participle
renversé

Examples

Je renverse mon café.

I spill my coffee.

Il ne renverse pas son verre.

He doesn't knock over his glass.

Nous renversions tout.

We were spilling everything.

Nous avons renversé le lait.

We spilled the milk.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jerenverse
Iknock over
Turenverses
Youknock over
Ilrenverse
Heknocks over
Nousrenversons
Weknock over
Vousrenversez
Youknock over
Ilsrenversent
Theyknock over

Futur proche

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

Jevais renverser
Iam going to knock over
Tuvas renverser
Youare going to knock over
Ilva renverser
Heis going to knock over
Nousallons renverser
Weare going to knock over
Vousallez renverser
Youare going to knock over
Ilsvont renverser
Theyare going to knock over

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de renverser
Ihave just knocked over
Tuviens de renverser
Youhave just knocked over
Ilvient de renverser
Hehas just knocked over
Nousvenons de renverser
Wehave just knocked over
Vousvenez de renverser
Youhave just knocked over
Ilsviennent de renverser
Theyhave just knocked over

Passé composé

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

J'ai renversé
Ihave knocked over
Tuas renversé
Youhave knocked over
Ila renversé
Hehas knocked over
Nousavons renversé
Wehave knocked over
Vousavez renversé
Youhave knocked over
Ilsont renversé
Theyhave knocked over

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerenverserais
Iwould knock over
Turenverserais
Youwould knock over
Ilrenverserait
Hewould knock over
Nousrenverserions
Wewould knock over
Vousrenverseriez
Youwould knock over
Ilsrenverseraient
Theywould knock over

Futur simple

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

Jerenverserai
Iwill knock over
Turenverseras
Youwill knock over
Ilrenversera
Hewill knock over
Nousrenverserons
Wewill knock over
Vousrenverserez
Youwill knock over
Ilsrenverseront
Theywill knock over

Imparfait

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

Jerenversais
Iwas knocking over
Turenversais
Youwere knocking over
Ilrenversait
Hewas knocking over
Nousrenversions
Were knocking over
Vousrenversiez
Youwere knocking over
Ilsrenversaient
Theywere knocking over

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)renverse
Youknock over
(Nous)renversons
Weknock over
(Vous)renversez
Youknock over

Participe présent

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

renversant
knocking over

Gérondif présent

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

en renversant
knocking over

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