Key facts

Révéler

To reveal

B1Irregular
Stem
révél
Past participle
révélé

Examples

Je révèle le secret.

I reveal the secret.

Il ne révèle pas le prix.

He doesn't reveal the price.

Nous révélions le but.

We were revealing the goal.

Nous avons révélé le gain.

We revealed the gain.

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 1
Jerévèle
Ireveal
Turévèles
Youreveal
Ilrévèle
Hereveals
Nousrévélons
Wereveal
Vousrévélez
Youreveal
Ilsrévèlent
Theyreveal

Futur proche

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

Jevais révéler
Iam going to reveal
Tuvas révéler
Youare going to reveal
Ilva révéler
Heis going to reveal
Nousallons révéler
Weare going to reveal
Vousallez révéler
Youare going to reveal
Ilsvont révéler
Theyare going to reveal

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de révéler
Ihave just revealed
Tuviens de révéler
Youhave just revealed
Ilvient de révéler
Hehas just revealed
Nousvenons de révéler
Wehave just revealed
Vousvenez de révéler
Youhave just revealed
Ilsviennent de révéler
Theyhave just revealed

Passé composé

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

J'ai révélé
Ihave revealed
Tuas révélé
Youhave revealed
Ila révélé
Hehas revealed
Nousavons révélé
Wehave revealed
Vousavez révélé
Youhave revealed
Ilsont révélé
Theyhave revealed

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerévélerais
Iwould reveal
Turévélerais
Youwould reveal
Ilrévélerait
Hewould reveal
Nousrévélerions
Wewould reveal
Vousrévéleriez
Youwould reveal
Ilsrévéleraient
Theywould reveal

Futur simple

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

Jerévélerai
Iwill reveal
Turévéleras
Youwill reveal
Ilrévélera
Hewill reveal
Nousrévélerons
Wewill reveal
Vousrévélerez
Youwill reveal
Ilsrévéleront
Theywill reveal

Imparfait

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

Jerévélais
Iwas revealing
Turévélais
Youwere revealing
Ilrévélait
Hewas revealing
Nousrévélions
Were revealing
Vousrévéliez
Youwere revealing
Ilsrévélaient
Theywere revealing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)révèle
Youreveal
(Nous)révélons
Wereveal
(Vous)révélez
Youreveal

Participe présent

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

révélant
revealing

Gérondif présent

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

en révélant
revealing

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