Key facts

Repasser

To iron · to iron/to come back

C1Regular
Stem
repass
Past participle
repassé

Examples

Je repasse ma chemise.

I iron my shirt.

Il ne repasse pas l'examen.

He isn't retaking the exam.

Nous repassions ici.

We were passing by here again.

Nous avons repassé le test.

We retook the test.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jerepasse
Iron
Turepasses
Youiron
Ilrepasse
Heirons
Nousrepassons
Weiron
Vousrepassez
Youiron
Ilsrepassent
Theyiron

Futur proche

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

Jevais repasser
Iam going to iron
Tuvas repasser
Youare going to iron
Ilva repasser
Heis going to iron
Nousallons repasser
Weare going to iron
Vousallez repasser
Youare going to iron
Ilsvont repasser
Theyare going to iron

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de repasser
Ihave just ironed
Tuviens de repasser
Youhave just ironed
Ilvient de repasser
Hehas just ironed
Nousvenons de repasser
Wehave just ironed
Vousvenez de repasser
Youhave just ironed
Ilsviennent de repasser
Theyhave just ironed

Passé composé

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

J'ai repassé
Ihave ironed
Tuas repassé
Youhave ironed
Ila repassé
Hehas ironed
Nousavons repassé
Wehave ironed
Vousavez repassé
Youhave ironed
Ilsont repassé
Theyhave ironed

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerepasserais
Iwould iron
Turepasserais
Youwould iron
Ilrepasserait
Hewould iron
Nousrepasserions
Wewould iron
Vousrepasseriez
Youwould iron
Ilsrepasseraient
Theywould iron

Futur simple

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

Jerepasserai
Iwill iron
Turepasseras
Youwill iron
Ilrepassera
Hewill iron
Nousrepasserons
Wewill iron
Vousrepasserez
Youwill iron
Ilsrepasseront
Theywill iron

Imparfait

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

Jerepassais
Iwas ironing
Turepassais
Youwere ironing
Ilrepassait
Hewas ironing
Nousrepassions
Were ironing
Vousrepassiez
Youwere ironing
Ilsrepassaient
Theywere ironing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)repasse
Youiron
(Nous)repassons
Weiron
(Vous)repassez
Youiron

Participe présent

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

repassant
ironing

Gérondif présent

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

en repassant
ironing

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