reparler — French conjugation

to speak again

Frequency#1260RegularReflexivese reparler — to speak to each other again

Indicative

Present (Présent) Regular

Use the présent for habits, what is true now, and what is about to happen soon. A single set of endings covers what English often splits into “I speak” and “I am speaking”.

Elle parle arabe et français.

PronounFrench
jereparle
tureparles
il/ellereparle
nousreparlons
vousreparlez
ils/ellesreparlent

Simple past (Passé simple) Regular

The passé simple narrates completed past events in a literary or very formal style. In everyday conversation people use the passé composé instead, so you mostly meet this form in books and journalism.

Ils virent le roi s'approcher.

PronounFrench
jereparlai
tureparlas
il/ellereparla
nousreparlâmes
vousreparlâtes
ils/ellesreparlèrent

Imperfect (Imparfait) Regular

The imparfait describes ongoing or repeated past actions and sets the background — how things were, what used to happen, weather, feelings. The passé composé, by contrast, marks single completed events.

Quand j'étais petit, j'allais souvent à la piscine.

PronounFrench
jereparlais
tureparlais
il/ellereparlait
nousreparlions
vousreparliez
ils/ellesreparlaient

Conditional (Conditionnel) Regular

The conditionnel is for polite questions and requests, “would”-type hypotheticals, and what someone said would happen. It is also the usual consequent clause in si + imparfait → conditionnel patterns.

Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?

PronounFrench
jereparlerais
tureparlerais
il/ellereparlerait
nousreparlerions
vousreparleriez
ils/ellesreparleraient

Future (Futur) Regular

The futur is for future plans and objective predictions. In speech, aller + infinitive is often clearer for the immediate future, while the simple future is common for facts further ahead or in writing.

Demain, nous dînerons chez eux.

PronounFrench
jereparlerai
tureparleras
il/ellereparlera
nousreparlerons
vousreparlerez
ils/ellesreparleront

Present perfect (Passé composé) Regular

The passé composé is the main spoken past for completed, bounded actions (often with a time adverb). Use avoir with most verbs; être is required for a fixed group of motion/inchange and all pronominal verbs, with participle agreement when necessary.

Elle est venue tôt, puis elle a téléphoné.

PronounFrench
jej'ai reparlé
tutu as reparlé
il/elleil/elle a reparlé
nousnous avons reparlé
vousvous avez reparlé
ils/ellesils/elles ont reparlé

Pluperfect (Plus-que-parfait) Regular

The plus-que-parfait is the “earlier past”: one action was already over before another past moment. It answers “had already” when a story is anchored in a past time.

Déjà, il avait fini quand je suis arrivé.

PronounFrench
jej'avais reparlé
tutu avais reparlé
il/elleil/elle avait reparlé
nousnous avions reparlé
vousvous aviez reparlé
ils/ellesils/elles avaient reparlé

Conditional perfect (Conditionnel passé) Regular

The conditionnel passé states what would have been true, plans that failed, and unreal past if-clauses (often with si + plus-que-parfait in the apodose).

J'aurais dit oui, mais c'était impossible.

PronounFrench
jej'aurais reparlé
tutu aurais reparlé
il/elleil/elle aurait reparlé
nousnous aurions reparlé
vousvous auriez reparlé
ils/ellesils/elles auraient reparlé

Future perfect (Futur antérieur) Regular

The futur antérieur marks an action that will be finished before a later future moment (by then I will have…). It can also suggest a conjecture about a recent past fact in formal or literary use.

D'ici samedi, j'aurai lu le rapport.

PronounFrench
jej'aurai reparlé
tutu auras reparlé
il/elleil/elle aura reparlé
nousnous aurons reparlé
vousvous aurez reparlé
ils/ellesils/elles auront reparlé

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Regular

The present subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after desire, doubt, fear, need, and many impersonals, usually when the subject of the subordinate is different. Learn common triggers: il faut que, je veux que, je doute que…

Il faut qu'il parte avant midi.

PronounFrench
jereparle
tureparles
il/ellereparle
nousreparlions
vousreparliez
ils/ellesreparlent

Imperfect subjunctive (Subjonctif imparfait) Regular

The imparfait du subjonctif is a literary and formal past subjunctive. In modern speech, the present subjunctive usually replaces it for the same meaning.

Bien qu'il fût fatigué, il continua.

PronounFrench
jereparlasse
tureparlasses
il/ellereparlât
nousreparlassions
vousreparlassiez
ils/ellesreparlassent

Other forms

Imperative (Impératif) Regular

The imperative is for direct orders and advice to tu, nous, and vous. For many -er verbs, the tu form drops the final -s of the present (parle!); negatives use the subjunctive-like forms in practice.

Fermons la porte, s'il vous plaît !

PronounFrench
tureparle
nousreparlons
vousreparlez