Key facts

Refermer

To close again

C1Regular
Stem
referm
Past participle
refermé

Examples

Je referme le livre.

I close the book again.

Il ne referme pas la porte.

He does not close the door.

Nous refermions tout.

We were closing everything.

Nous avons refermé le pot.

We closed the jar.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jereferme
Iclose again
Turefermes
Youclose again
Ilreferme
Hecloses again
Nousrefermons
Weclose again
Vousrefermez
Youclose again
Ilsreferment
Theyclose again

Futur proche

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

Jevais refermer
Iam going to close again
Tuvas refermer
Youare going to close again
Ilva refermer
Heis going to close again
Nousallons refermer
Weare going to close again
Vousallez refermer
Youare going to close again
Ilsvont refermer
Theyare going to close again

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de refermer
Ihave just closed again
Tuviens de refermer
Youhave just closed again
Ilvient de refermer
Hehas just closed again
Nousvenons de refermer
Wehave just closed again
Vousvenez de refermer
Youhave just closed again
Ilsviennent de refermer
Theyhave just closed again

Passé composé

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

J'ai refermé
Ihave closed again
Tuas refermé
Youhave closed again
Ila refermé
Hehas closed again
Nousavons refermé
Wehave closed again
Vousavez refermé
Youhave closed again
Ilsont refermé
Theyhave closed again

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerefermerais
Iwould close again
Turefermerais
Youwould close again
Ilrefermerait
Hewould close again
Nousrefermerions
Wewould close again
Vousrefermeriez
Youwould close again
Ilsrefermeraient
Theywould close again

Futur simple

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

Jerefermerai
Iwill close again
Turefermeras
Youwill close again
Ilrefermera
Hewill close again
Nousrefermerons
Wewill close again
Vousrefermerez
Youwill close again
Ilsrefermeront
Theywill close again

Imparfait

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

Jerefermais
Iwas closing again
Turefermais
Youwere closing again
Ilrefermait
Hewas closing again
Nousrefermions
Were closing again
Vousrefermiez
Youwere closing again
Ilsrefermaient
Theywere closing again

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)referme
Youclose again
(Nous)refermons
Weclose again
(Vous)refermez
Youclose again

Participe présent

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

refermant
closing again

Gérondif présent

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

en refermant
closing again

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