Rentrer

 Here are the tenses for rentrer (to go back in, to return home) with example sentences and their English translations:



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Présent (I go back in, You go back in, He/She goes back in, etc.)


Je rentre chez moi après le travail. → I go home after work.


Tu rentres tard ce soir ? → Are you coming home late tonight?


Il rentre dans la maison en courant. → He runs back into the house.


Nous rentrons toujours par la porte arrière. → We always go back in through the back door.


Vous rentrez à quelle heure ? → What time are you coming back home?


Elles rentrent du travail fatiguées. → They come home from work tired.




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Imparfait (I was going back in, You were going back in, etc.)


Je rentrais tard tous les soirs. → I used to come home late every evening.


Tu rentrais de l’école à pied. → You used to come back from school on foot.


Il rentrait toujours avec un sourire. → He always came home with a smile.


Nous rentrions ensemble après les cours. → We used to go home together after class.


Vous rentriez souvent par cette porte ? → Did you often come back through this door?


Elles rentraient tôt en hiver. → They used to come home early in winter.




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Futur Simple (I will go back in, You will go back in, etc.)


Je rentrerai avant minuit. → I will come home before midnight.


Tu rentreras après le dîner. → You will go back in after dinner.


Il rentrera dès qu’il aura fini son travail. → He will go home as soon as he finishes his work.


Nous rentrerons ensemble demain soir. → We will go back together tomorrow night.


Vous rentrerez plus tôt la prochaine fois. → You will come home earlier next time.


Elles rentreront après le spectacle. → They will come home after the show.




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Passé Simple (I went back in, You went back in, etc.) [Literary use]


Je rentrai discrètement pour ne pas réveiller mes parents. → I went back in quietly so as not to wake my parents.


Tu rentras épuisé après ton voyage. → You came back exhausted after your trip.


Il rentra sans dire un mot. → He went back in without saying a word.


Nous rentrâmes de voyage avec des souvenirs plein les valises. → We returned from the trip with suitcases full of souvenirs.


Vous rentrâtes par la grande porte. → You went back in through the main door.


Elles rentrèrent sous la pluie. → They returned home in the rain.




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Passé Composé (I have gone back in, You have gone back in, etc.)


Je suis rentré tôt hier soir. → I came home early last night.


Tu es rentré après minuit ? → Did you come home after midnight?


Il est rentré fatigué du travail. → He came home tired from work.


Nous sommes rentrés en taxi. → We came home by taxi.


Vous êtes rentrés ensemble ? → Did you go back in together?


Elles sont rentrées après le dîner. → They came home after dinner.




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Plus-que-parfait (I had gone back in, You had gone back in, etc.)


J’étais déjà rentré quand tu m’as appelé. → I had already gone home when you called me.


Tu étais rentré avant la tempête. → You had gone back in before the storm.


Il était rentré trop tard pour voir le film. → He had come home too late to see the movie.


Nous étions rentrés avant la fermeture du métro. → We had gone home before the subway closed.


Vous étiez rentrés sans bruit. → You had gone back in quietly.


Elles étaient rentrées juste à temps. → They had come home just in time.




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Conditionnel Passé (I would have gone back in, You would have gone back in, etc.)


Je serais rentré plus tôt si j’avais su. → I would have come home earlier if I had known.


Tu serais rentré avec nous si tu avais eu une voiture. → You would have gone back in with us if you had had a car.


Il serait rentré plus vite en train. → He would have come home faster by train.


Nous serions rentrés avant minuit si nous n’avions pas traîné. → We would have gone back in before midnight if we hadn’t lingered.


Vous seriez rentrés plus tôt sans cet embouteillage. → You would have come home earlier without this traffic jam.


Elles seraient rentrées plus tôt si elles avaient fini leur travail. → They would have come home earlier if they had finished their work.




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Subjonct if Présent (That I go back in, That you go back in, etc.)


Il faut que je rentre avant la nuit. → I need to go home before dark.




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