Key facts

Repentir

To repent

C1Irregular
Model
partir
Stem
repent
Past participle
repenti

Examples

Je me repens.

I repent.

Il ne se repent pas.

He doesn't repent.

Nous nous repentions.

We were repenting.

Nous nous sommes repentis.

We repented.

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
Jerepens
Irepent
Turepens
Yourepent
Ilrepent
Herepents
Nousrepentons
Werepent
Vousrepentez
Yourepent
Ilsrepentent
Theyrepent

Futur proche

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

Jevais repentir
Iam going to repent
Tuvas repentir
Youare going to repent
Ilva repentir
Heis going to repent
Nousallons repentir
Weare going to repent
Vousallez repentir
Youare going to repent
Ilsvont repentir
Theyare going to repent

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de repentir
Ihave just repented
Tuviens de repentir
Youhave just repented
Ilvient de repentir
Hehas just repented
Nousvenons de repentir
Wehave just repented
Vousvenez de repentir
Youhave just repented
Ilsviennent de repentir
Theyhave just repented

Passé composé

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

Jesuis repenti
Ihave repented
Tues repenti
Youhave repented
Ilest repenti
Hehas repented
Elleest repentie
Shehas repented
Noussommes repentis
Wehave repented
Vousêtes repentis
Youhave repented
Ilssont repentis
Theyhave repented
Ellessont repenties
Theyhave repented

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerepentirais
Iwould repent
Turepentirais
Youwould repent
Ilrepentirait
Hewould repent
Nousrepentirions
Wewould repent
Vousrepentiriez
Youwould repent
Ilsrepentiraient
Theywould repent

Futur simple

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

Jerepentirai
Iwill repent
Turepentiras
Youwill repent
Ilrepentira
Hewill repent
Nousrepentirons
Wewill repent
Vousrepentirez
Youwill repent
Ilsrepentiront
Theywill repent

Imparfait

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

Jerepentais
Iwas repenting
Turepentais
Youwere repenting
Ilrepentait
Hewas repenting
Nousrepentions
Were repenting
Vousrepentiez
Youwere repenting
Ilsrepentaient
Theywere repenting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)repens
Yourepent
(Nous)repentons
Werepent
(Vous)repentez
Yourepent

Participe présent

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

repentant
repenting

Gérondif présent

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

en repentant
repenting

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