Key facts

Restreindre

To restrict · to restrict/to limit/to curb

C1Irregular
Stem
restreind
Past participle
restreint

Examples

Je restreins le choix.

I restrict the choice.

Il ne restreint pas l'accès.

He doesn't restrict access.

Nous restreignions tout.

We were restricting everything.

Nous avons restreint ça.

We restricted that.

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
Jerestreins
Irestrict
Turestreins
Yourestrict
Ilrestreint
Herestricts
Nousrestreignons
Werestrict
Vousrestreignez
Yourestrict
Ilsrestreignent
Theyrestrict

Futur proche

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

Jevais restreindre
Iam going to restrict
Tuvas restreindre
Youare going to restrict
Ilva restreindre
Heis going to restrict
Nousallons restreindre
Weare going to restrict
Vousallez restreindre
Youare going to restrict
Ilsvont restreindre
Theyare going to restrict

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de restreindre
Ihave just restricted
Tuviens de restreindre
Youhave just restricted
Ilvient de restreindre
Hehas just restricted
Nousvenons de restreindre
Wehave just restricted
Vousvenez de restreindre
Youhave just restricted
Ilsviennent de restreindre
Theyhave just restricted

Passé composé

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

J'ai restreint
Ihave restricted
Tuas restreint
Youhave restricted
Ila restreint
Hehas restricted
Nousavons restreint
Wehave restricted
Vousavez restreint
Youhave restricted
Ilsont restreint
Theyhave restricted

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerestreindrais
Iwould restrict
Turestreindrais
Youwould restrict
Ilrestreindrait
Hewould restrict
Nousrestreindrions
Wewould restrict
Vousrestreindriez
Youwould restrict
Ilsrestreindraient
Theywould restrict

Futur simple

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

Jerestreindrai
Iwill restrict
Turestreindras
Youwill restrict
Ilrestreindra
Hewill restrict
Nousrestreindrons
Wewill restrict
Vousrestreindrez
Youwill restrict
Ilsrestreindront
Theywill restrict

Imparfait

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

Jerestreignais
Iwas restricting
Turestreignais
Youwere restricting
Ilrestreignait
Hewas restricting
Nousrestreignions
Were restricting
Vousrestreigniez
Youwere restricting
Ilsrestreignaient
Theywere restricting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)restreins
Yourestrict
(Nous)restreignons
Werestrict
(Vous)restreignez
Yourestrict

Participe présent

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

restreignant
restricting

Gérondif présent

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

en restreignant
restricting

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