Key facts

Relire

To reread

C1Irregular
Model
lire
Stem
reli
Past participle
relu

Examples

Je relis le mail.

I'm rereading the email.

Il ne relit pas le livre.

He doesn't reread the book.

Nous relisions tout.

We were rereading everything.

Nous avons relu la note.

We reread the note.

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
Jerelis
Ireread
Turelis
Youreread
Ilrelit
Herereads
Nousrelisons
Wereread
Vousrelisez
Youreread
Ilsrelisent
Theyreread

Futur proche

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

Jevais relire
Iam going to reread
Tuvas relire
Youare going to reread
Ilva relire
Heis going to reread
Nousallons relire
Weare going to reread
Vousallez relire
Youare going to reread
Ilsvont relire
Theyare going to reread

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de relire
Ihave just reread
Tuviens de relire
Youhave just reread
Ilvient de relire
Hehas just reread
Nousvenons de relire
Wehave just reread
Vousvenez de relire
Youhave just reread
Ilsviennent de relire
Theyhave just reread

Passé composé

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

J'ai relu
Ihave reread
Tuas relu
Youhave reread
Ila relu
Hehas reread
Nousavons relu
Wehave reread
Vousavez relu
Youhave reread
Ilsont relu
Theyhave reread

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerelirais
Iwould reread
Turelirais
Youwould reread
Ilrelirait
Hewould reread
Nousrelirions
Wewould reread
Vousreliriez
Youwould reread
Ilsreliraient
Theywould reread

Futur simple

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

Jerelirai
Iwill reread
Tureliras
Youwill reread
Ilrelira
Hewill reread
Nousrelirons
Wewill reread
Vousrelirez
Youwill reread
Ilsreliront
Theywill reread

Imparfait

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

Jerelisais
Iwas rereading
Turelisais
Youwere rereading
Ilrelisait
Hewas rereading
Nousrelisions
Were rereading
Vousrelisiez
Youwere rereading
Ilsrelisaient
Theywere rereading

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)relis
Youreread
(Nous)relisons
Wereread
(Vous)relisez
Youreread

Participe présent

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

relisant
rereading

Gérondif présent

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

en relisant
rereading

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