Key facts

Reparaître

To reappear · to reappear/to show up

C1Irregular
Stem
reparaît
Past participle
reparu

Examples

Je reparais à midi.

I appear again at noon.

Il ne reparaît pas ce soir.

He doesn't appear again tonight.

Nous reparaissions.

We were appearing again.

Nous sommes reparus.

We appeared again.

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 3
Jereparais
Ireappear
Tureparais
Youreappear
Ilreparaît
Hereappears
Nousreparaissons
Wereappear
Vousreparaissez
Youreappear
Ilsreparaissent
Theyreappear

Futur proche

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

Jevais reparaître
Iam going to reappear
Tuvas reparaître
Youare going to reappear
Ilva reparaître
Heis going to reappear
Nousallons reparaître
Weare going to reappear
Vousallez reparaître
Youare going to reappear
Ilsvont reparaître
Theyare going to reappear

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de reparaître
Ihave just reappeared
Tuviens de reparaître
Youhave just reappeared
Ilvient de reparaître
Hehas just reappeared
Nousvenons de reparaître
Wehave just reappeared
Vousvenez de reparaître
Youhave just reappeared
Ilsviennent de reparaître
Theyhave just reappeared

Passé composé

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

J'ai reparu
Ihave reappeared
Tuas reparu
Youhave reappeared
Ila reparu
Hehas reappeared
Nousavons reparu
Wehave reappeared
Vousavez reparu
Youhave reappeared
Ilsont reparu
Theyhave reappeared

Conditionnel présent

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

Jereparaîtrais
Iwould reappear
Tureparaîtrais
Youwould reappear
Ilreparaîtrait
Hewould reappear
Nousreparaîtrions
Wewould reappear
Vousreparaîtriez
Youwould reappear
Ilsreparaîtraient
Theywould reappear

Futur simple

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

Jereparaîtrai
Iwill reappear
Tureparaîtras
Youwill reappear
Ilreparaîtra
Hewill reappear
Nousreparaîtrons
Wewill reappear
Vousreparaîtrez
Youwill reappear
Ilsreparaîtront
Theywill reappear

Imparfait

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

Jereparaissais
Iwas reappearing
Tureparaissais
Youwere reappearing
Ilreparaissait
Hewas reappearing
Nousreparaissions
Were reappearing
Vousreparaissiez
Youwere reappearing
Ilsreparaissaient
Theywere reappearing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)repars
Youreappear
(Nous)reparaissons
Wereappear
(Vous)reparaissez
Youreappear

Participe présent

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

reparaissant
reappearing

Gérondif présent

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

en reparaissant
reappearing

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