Key facts

Rétablir

To restore

C1Regular
Stem
rétabl
Past participle
rétabli

Examples

Je rétablis le calme.

I restore calm.

Il ne rétablit pas le lien.

He does not restore the link.

Nous rétablissions tout.

We were restoring everything.

Nous avons rétabli le gaz.

We restored the gas.

Présent

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

Group 2
Jerétablis
Irestore
Turétablis
Yourestore
Ilrétablit
Herestores
Nousrétablissons
Werestore
Vousrétablissez
Yourestore
Ilsrétablissent
Theyrestore

Futur proche

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

Jevais rétablir
Iam going to restore
Tuvas rétablir
Youare going to restore
Ilva rétablir
Heis going to restore
Nousallons rétablir
Weare going to restore
Vousallez rétablir
Youare going to restore
Ilsvont rétablir
Theyare going to restore

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de rétablir
Ihave just restored
Tuviens de rétablir
Youhave just restored
Ilvient de rétablir
Hehas just restored
Nousvenons de rétablir
Wehave just restored
Vousvenez de rétablir
Youhave just restored
Ilsviennent de rétablir
Theyhave just restored

Passé composé

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

J'ai rétablir
Ihave restored
Tuas rétablir
Youhave restored
Ila rétablir
Hehas restored
Nousavons rétablir
Wehave restored
Vousavez rétablir
Youhave restored
Ilsont rétablir
Theyhave restored

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerétablirais
Iwould restore
Turétablirais
Youwould restore
Ilrétablirait
Hewould restore
Nousrétablirions
Wewould restore
Vousrétabliriez
Youwould restore
Ilsrétabliraient
Theywould restore

Futur simple

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

Jerétablirai
Iwill restore
Turétabliras
Youwill restore
Ilrétablira
Hewill restore
Nousrétablirons
Wewill restore
Vousrétablirez
Youwill restore
Ilsrétabliront
Theywill restore

Imparfait

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

Jerétablissais
Iwas restoring
Turétablissais
Youwere restoring
Ilrétablissait
Hewas restoring
Nousrétablissions
Were restoring
Vousrétablissiez
Youwere restoring
Ilsrétablissaient
Theywere restoring

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)rétablis
Yourestore
(Nous)rétablissons
Werestore
(Vous)rétablissez
Yourestore

Participe présent

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

rétablissant
restoring

Gérondif présent

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

en rétablissant
restoring

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