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se retourner

to turn around

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Conjugation of se retourner

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je me retourne
I turn around
tu tu te retournes
you turn around
il/elle/on il/elle/on se retourne
he/she/it turns around
nous nous nous retournons
we turn around
vous vous vous retournez
you all turn around
ils/elles ils/elles se retournent
they turn around
Present perfect tense
je me suis retourné
I turned around
tu t’es retourné
you turned around
il/elle/on s’est retourné
he/she/it turned around
nous nous sommes retournés
we turned around
vous vous êtes retournés
you all turned around
ils/elles se sont retournés
they turned around
Past impf. tense
je me retournais
I was turning around
tu tu te retournais
you were turning around
il/elle/on il/elle/on se retournait
he/she/it was turning around
nous nous nous retournions
we were turning around
vous vous vous retourniez
you all were turning around
ils/elles ils/elles se retournaient
they were turning around
Future tense
je me retournerai
I will turn around
tu tu te retourneras
you will turn around
il/elle/on il/elle/on se retournera
he/she/it will turn around
nous nous nous retournerons
we will turn around
vous vous vous retournerez
you all will turn around
ils/elles ils/elles se retourneront
they will turn around
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
je m’étais retourné
I had turned around
tu t’étais retourné
you had turned around
il/elle/on s’était retourné
he/she/it had turned around
nous nous étions retournés
we had turned around
vous vous étiez retournés
you all had turned around
ils/elles s’étaient retournés
they had turned around
Past preterite tense
je me retournai
I turned around
tu tu te retournas
you turned around
il/elle/on il/elle/on se retourna
he/she/it turned around
nous nous nous retournâmes
we turned around
vous vous vous retournâtes
you all turned around
ils/elles ils/elles se retournèrent
they turned around
Past anterior tense
je me fus retourné
I had turned around
tu te fus retourné
you had turned around
il/elle/on se fut retourné
he/she/it had turned around
nous nous fûmes retournés
we had turned around
vous vous fûtes retournés
you all had turned around
ils/elles se furent retournés
they had turned around
Future perfect tense
je me serai retourné
I will have turned around
tu te seras retourné
you will have turned around
il/elle/on se sera retourné
he/she/it will have turned around
nous nous serons retournés
we will have turned around
vous vous serez retournés
you all will have turned around
ils/elles se seront retournés
they will have turned around
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je me retourne
that I turn around
que tu te retournes
that you turn around
qu’il/elle/on se retourne
that he/she/it turn around
que nous nous retournions
that we turn around
que vous vous retourniez
that you all turn around
ils/elles qu’ils/elles  se retournent
that they turn around
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que je me sois retourné
that I have turned around
que tu te sois retourné
that you have turned around
qu’il/elle/on se soit retourné
that he/she/it have turned around
que nous nous soyons retournés
that we have turned around
que vous vous soyez retournés
that you all have turned around
qu’ils/elles se soient retournés
that they have turned around
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je me retournasse
that I would turn around
que tu te retournasses
that you would turn around
qu’il/elle/on se retournât
that he/she/it would turn around
que nous nous retournassions
that we would turn around
que vous vous retournassiez
that you all would turn around
ils/elles qu’ils/elles  se retournassent
that they would turn around
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que je me fusse retourné
that I had turned around
que tu te fusses retourné
that you had turned around
qu’il/elle/on se fût retourné
that he/she/it had turned around
que nous nous fussions retournés
that we had turned around
que vous vous fussiez retournés
that you all had turned around
qu’ils/elles se fussent retournés
that they had turned around
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je me retournerais
I would turn around
tu tu te retournerais
you would turn around
il/elle/on il/elle/on se retournerait
he/she/it would turn around
nous nous nous retournerions
we would turn around
vous vous vous retourneriez
you all would turn around
ils/elles ils/elles se retourneraient
they would turn around
Conditional perfect tense
je me serais retourné
I would have turned around
tu te serais retourné
you would have turned around
il/elle/on se serait retourné
he/she/it would have turned around
nous nous serions retournés
we would have turned around
vous vous seriez retournés
you all would have turned around
ils/elles se seraient retournés
they would have turned around
Imperative mood
-
retourne-toi
turn around!
-
retournons-nous
let's turn around!
retournez-vous
turn around!
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Examples of se retourner

- Il pourrait se retourner et nous traquer.

- He could turn around and stalk us

- Impossible de se retourner.

- There's no room to turn around.

- Qu'un instant, comme si elle pensait devoir se retourner dans une seconde.

Only for a moment, like she thought that she was gonna turn around in a second.

- Très joli. - On le fait se retourner ?

- Think we can get him to turn around?

- alors il doit se retourner.

Then tell them to turn around!

(rire) Les regards sur vos visages quand je me suis retourné.

(laughing) The looks on your faces when I turned around.

- Il est retourné en Ohio

- He turned around Ohio.

- Je me suis retourné et il est disparu.

- When I turned around, he was gone.

- Je me suis retourné, il avait disparu.

- Just turned around and it was gone.

- Je me suis retourné, vas-y.

I've turned around, go ahead. Thank you.

"Saute, retourne-toi, ramasse une balle de coton."

"Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton."

- Hans, retourne-toi et parlons.

- Hans, turn around. I've got to talk to you.

- Oui, vas-y. Mais retourne-toi, je dois me changer.

But turn around, I need to undress.

- Saute et retourne-toi.

- Jump down, turn around.

Allez, retourne-toi!

Come on, turn around!

- Je vous en prie, retournez-vous.

What for? Please, turn around.

- Très bien, retournez-vous.

- All right, turn around.

Allez, c'est... Mettez les mains sur la tête et retournez-vous.

Put your hands on top of your head and turn around.

Allons, retournez-vous.

Come on, turn around.

Arrêtez et retournez-vous.

I need you to stop what you're doing and turn around.

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