Key facts

Ressusciter

To resurrect · to resurrect/to revive

C1Regular
Stem
ressuscit
Past participle
ressuscité

Examples

Je ressuscite l'idée.

I revive the idea.

Il ne ressuscite pas Paul.

He doesn't revive Paul.

Nous ressuscitions.

We were reviving.

Nous avons ressuscité ça.

We revived that.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jeressuscite
Iresurrect
Turessuscites
Youresurrect
Ilressuscite
Heresurrects
Nousressuscitons
Weresurrect
Vousressuscitez
Youresurrect
Ilsressuscitent
Theyresurrect

Futur proche

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

Jevais ressusciter
Iam going to resurrect
Tuvas ressusciter
Youare going to resurrect
Ilva ressusciter
Heis going to resurrect
Nousallons ressusciter
Weare going to resurrect
Vousallez ressusciter
Youare going to resurrect
Ilsvont ressusciter
Theyare going to resurrect

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de ressusciter
Ihave just resurrected
Tuviens de ressusciter
Youhave just resurrected
Ilvient de ressusciter
Hehas just resurrected
Nousvenons de ressusciter
Wehave just resurrected
Vousvenez de ressusciter
Youhave just resurrected
Ilsviennent de ressusciter
Theyhave just resurrected

Passé composé

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

J'ai ressuscité
Ihave resurrected
Tuas ressuscité
Youhave resurrected
Ila ressuscité
Hehas resurrected
Nousavons ressuscité
Wehave resurrected
Vousavez ressuscité
Youhave resurrected
Ilsont ressuscité
Theyhave resurrected

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeressusciterais
Iwould resurrect
Turessusciterais
Youwould resurrect
Ilressusciterait
Hewould resurrect
Nousressusciterions
Wewould resurrect
Vousressusciteriez
Youwould resurrect
Ilsressusciteraient
Theywould resurrect

Futur simple

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

Jeressusciterai
Iwill resurrect
Turessusciteras
Youwill resurrect
Ilressuscitera
Hewill resurrect
Nousressusciterons
Wewill resurrect
Vousressusciterez
Youwill resurrect
Ilsressusciteront
Theywill resurrect

Imparfait

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

Jeressuscitais
Iwas resurrecting
Turessuscitais
Youwere resurrecting
Ilressuscitait
Hewas resurrecting
Nousressuscitions
Were resurrecting
Vousressuscitiez
Youwere resurrecting
Ilsressuscitaient
Theywere resurrecting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)ressuscite
Youresurrect
(Nous)ressuscitons
Weresurrect
(Vous)ressuscitez
Youresurrect

Participe présent

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

ressuscitant
resurrecting

Gérondif présent

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

en ressuscitant
resurrecting

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