Key facts

Renvoyer

To send back · to send back/to fire/to dismiss

A2Irregular
Model
yer
Stem
renvoy
Past participle
renvoyé

Examples

Je renvoie la balle.

I throw back the ball.

Il ne renvoie pas le mail.

He doesn't resend the email.

Nous renvoyions tout.

We were returning everything.

Nous avons renvoyé le sac.

We sent back the bag.

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
Jerenvoie
Isend back
Turenvoies
Yousend back
Ilrenvoie
Hesends back
Nousrenvoyons
Wesend back
Vousrenvoyez
Yousend back
Ilsrenvoient
Theysend back

Futur proche

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

Jevais renvoyer
Iam going to send back
Tuvas renvoyer
Youare going to send back
Ilva renvoyer
Heis going to send back
Nousallons renvoyer
Weare going to send back
Vousallez renvoyer
Youare going to send back
Ilsvont renvoyer
Theyare going to send back

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de renvoyer
Ihave just sent back
Tuviens de renvoyer
Youhave just sent back
Ilvient de renvoyer
Hehas just sent back
Nousvenons de renvoyer
Wehave just sent back
Vousvenez de renvoyer
Youhave just sent back
Ilsviennent de renvoyer
Theyhave just sent back

Passé composé

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

J'ai renvoyé
Ihave sent back
Tuas renvoyé
Youhave sent back
Ila renvoyé
Hehas sent back
Nousavons renvoyé
Wehave sent back
Vousavez renvoyé
Youhave sent back
Ilsont renvoyé
Theyhave sent back

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerenverrais
Iwould send back
Turenverrais
Youwould send back
Ilrenverrait
Hewould send back
Nousrenverrions
Wewould send back
Vousrenverriez
Youwould send back
Ilsrenverraient
Theywould send back

Futur simple

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

Jerenverrai
Iwill send back
Turenverras
Youwill send back
Ilrenverra
Hewill send back
Nousrenverrons
Wewill send back
Vousrenverrez
Youwill send back
Ilsrenverront
Theywill send back

Imparfait

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

Jerenvoyais
Iwas sending back
Turenvoyais
Youwere sending back
Ilrenvoyait
Hewas sending back
Nousrenvoyions
Were sending back
Vousrenvoyiez
Youwere sending back
Ilsrenvoyaient
Theywere sending back

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)renvoie
Yousend back
(Nous)renvoyons
Wesend back
(Vous)renvoyez
Yousend back

Participe présent

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

renvoyant
sending back

Gérondif présent

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

en renvoyant
sending back

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