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Retomber (to lapse) conjugation

French
11 examples

Conjugation of retomber

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je retombe
I lapse
tu retombes
you lapse
il/elle/on retombe
he/she/it lapses
nous retombons
we lapse
vous retombez
you all lapse
ils/elles retombent
they lapse
Present perfect tense
je suis retombé
I lapsed
tu es retombé
you lapsed
il/elle/on est retombé
he/she/it lapsed
nous sommes retombés
we lapsed
vous êtes retombés
you all lapsed
ils/elles sont retombés
they lapsed
Past impf. tense
je retombais
I was lapsing
tu retombais
you were lapsing
il/elle/on retombait
he/she/it was lapsing
nous retombions
we were lapsing
vous retombiez
you all were lapsing
ils/elles retombaient
they were lapsing
Future tense
je retomberai
I will lapse
tu retomberas
you will lapse
il/elle/on retombera
he/she/it will lapse
nous retomberons
we will lapse
vous retomberez
you all will lapse
ils/elles retomberont
they will lapse
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’étais retombé
I had lapsed
tu étais retombé
you had lapsed
il/elle/on était retombé
he/she/it had lapsed
nous étions retombés
we had lapsed
vous étiez retombés
you all had lapsed
ils/elles étaient retombés
they had lapsed
Past preterite tense
je retombai
I lapsed
tu retombas
you lapsed
il/elle/on retomba
he/she/it lapsed
nous retombâmes
we lapsed
vous retombâtes
you all lapsed
ils/elles retombèrent
they lapsed
Past anterior tense
je fus retombé
I had lapsed
tu fus retombé
you had lapsed
il/elle/on fut retombé
he/she/it had lapsed
nous fûmes retombés
we had lapsed
vous fûtes retombés
you all had lapsed
ils/elles furent retombés
they had lapsed
Future perfect tense
je serai retombé
I will have lapsed
tu seras retombé
you will have lapsed
il/elle/on sera retombé
he/she/it will have lapsed
nous serons retombés
we will have lapsed
vous serez retombés
you all will have lapsed
ils/elles seront retombés
they will have lapsed
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je retombe
that I lapse
que tu retombes
that you lapse
qu’il/elle/on retombe
that he/she/it lapse
que nous retombions
that we lapse
que vous retombiez
that you all lapse
qu’ils/elles retombent
that they lapse
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que je sois retombé
that I have lapsed
que tu sois retombé
that you have lapsed
qu’il/elle/on soit retombé
that he/she/it have lapsed
que nous soyons retombés
that we have lapsed
que vous soyez retombés
that you all have lapsed
qu’ils/elles soient retombés
that they have lapsed
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je retombasse
that I would lapse
que tu retombasses
that you would lapse
qu’il/elle/on retombât
that he/she/it would lapse
que nous retombassions
that we would lapse
que vous retombassiez
that you all would lapse
qu’ils/elles retombassent
that they would lapse
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que je fusse retombé
that I had lapsed
que tu fusses retombé
that you had lapsed
qu’il/elle/on fût retombé
that he/she/it had lapsed
que nous fussions retombés
that we had lapsed
que vous fussiez retombés
that you all had lapsed
qu’ils/elles fussent retombés
that they had lapsed
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je retomberais
I would lapse
tu retomberais
you would lapse
il/elle/on retomberait
he/she/it would lapse
nous retomberions
we would lapse
vous retomberiez
you all would lapse
ils/elles retomberaient
they would lapse
Conditional perfect tense
je serais retombé
I would have lapsed
tu serais retombé
you would have lapsed
il/elle/on serait retombé
he/she/it would have lapsed
nous serions retombés
we would have lapsed
vous seriez retombés
you all would have lapsed
ils/elles seraient retombés
they would have lapsed
Imperative mood
-
retombe
lapse!
-
retombons
let's lapse!
retombez
lapse!
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Past perfect imperative mood
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sois retombé
have lapsed
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soyons retombés
let's have lapsed
soyez retombés
have lapsed
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Examples of retomber

Example in FrenchTranslation in English
Donc tu penses que je vais retomber dans les jeux d'argents parce qu'on va avoir un enfant ?Relapse, okay, so now you think I'm gonna become a gambler again because we're having a child?
M. Ie directeur, mon gratin au fromage va retomber.Please, Director, Sir, my soufflé is about to collapse. If Madam doesn't arrive ...
Si tu attends trop longtemps, il risque de retomber.And if you wait too long to dig in, it could just collapse on you.
Toute cette histoire va nous retomber dessus.This whole enterprise will collapse on our heads.
Un homme comme Fausto a des besoins, et quand ils deviennent profonds il va retomber dans sa routine.A man like Fausto has needs, and when those needs become acute, he will lapse into his routine.
Et puis vous êtes retombé dans la phase chronique il y a deux mois.And then lapsed to the chronic phase.
Je ne suis pas encore retombé en enfance ! Je me sens de taille à déjouer tous les complots.I have not yet lapsed into a second childhood and I am quite capable of thwarting any plot.
Mais les autres avaient fait le travail car Stroszek était retombé dans l'apathie.But the others had to do the work for Stroszek had again lapsed into passivity.
Juste quand on se rapproche de Davey, il retombe dans ses travers.Just when you started to really like Davey, he has a butthole relapse.
Mesdames et messieurs, je m'apprêtais à faire un assez long discours, mais, en étudiant le menu, je vois que nous aurons un délicieux soufflé comme dessert et je crains que, si je parle trop, le soufflé ne retombe, comme les pourparlers.Ladies and gentlemen... I was really going to make quite a long speech... but, studying the menu... I see we have the most delicious soufflé for dessert... and I fear if I talk so long that the soufflé collapses, so will the talks.
Quand il est excité, il retombe parfois dans honorable ancien dialogue.When very excited, he sometimes lapse into ancient honorable language.

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