Réparer Conjugation in French
réparer means “to repair” in English, and it is one of the verbs French learners meet early — it sits at frequency rank 443 in VerbFlow’s French list. It is a non-reflexive, regular -er verb, and this page gives you its complete conjugation — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Je répare la voiture tous les jours.” — “I repair the car every day.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: réparer
- English: to repair
- Verb type: Non-reflexive, Regular
- Irregular in: no tense — fully regular
- Gerund: en réparant
- Past participle: réparé
- Auxiliary: avoir (all perfect tenses are formed with avoir + the past participle)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for réparer, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for réparer. Learn the present tense first, then the passé composé and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | répare |
| tu | répares |
| il/elle | répare |
| nous | réparons |
| vous | réparez |
| ils/elles | réparent |
Passé simple
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | réparai |
| tu | réparas |
| il/elle | répara |
| nous | réparâmes |
| vous | réparâtes |
| ils/elles | réparèrent |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | réparais |
| tu | réparais |
| il/elle | réparait |
| nous | réparions |
| vous | répariez |
| ils/elles | réparaient |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | réparerai |
| tu | répareras |
| il/elle | réparera |
| nous | réparerons |
| vous | réparerez |
| ils/elles | répareront |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | réparerais |
| tu | réparerais |
| il/elle | réparerait |
| nous | réparerions |
| vous | répareriez |
| ils/elles | répareraient |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | ai réparé |
| tu | as réparé |
| il/elle | a réparé |
| nous | avons réparé |
| vous | avez réparé |
| ils/elles | ont réparé |
Pluperfect (past perfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | avais réparé |
| tu | avais réparé |
| il/elle | avait réparé |
| nous | avions réparé |
| vous | aviez réparé |
| ils/elles | avaient réparé |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | aurai réparé |
| tu | auras réparé |
| il/elle | aura réparé |
| nous | aurons réparé |
| vous | aurez réparé |
| ils/elles | auront réparé |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | aurais réparé |
| tu | aurais réparé |
| il/elle | aurait réparé |
| nous | aurions réparé |
| vous | auriez réparé |
| ils/elles | auraient réparé |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | répare |
| tu | répares |
| il/elle | répare |
| nous | réparions |
| vous | répariez |
| ils/elles | réparent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | réparasse |
| tu | réparasses |
| il/elle | réparât |
| nous | réparassions |
| vous | réparassiez |
| ils/elles | réparassent |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | répare |
| nous | réparons |
| vous | réparez |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | répare |
| nous | réparons |
| vous | réparez |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | French |
|---|---|
| Gerund | en réparant |
| Past participle | réparé |
When to use each tense
Present indicative
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Je répare la voiture tous les jours.” — “I repair the car every day.”
Passé simple
The passé simple is used for completed actions in the past, mainly in written and literary French. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Tu réparas la voiture la semaine dernière.” — “You repaired the car last week.”
Imperfect
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Il réparait la voiture ce matin.” — “He used to repair the car this morning.”
Future
The future is used for what will happen, and for predictions. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Nous réparerons la voiture.” — “We will repair the car.”
Conditional
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Vous répareriez la voiture.” — “You would repair the car.”
Present perfect
The present perfect (passé composé) is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken French. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Ils ont réparé la voiture hier.” — “They have repaired the car yesterday.”
Pluperfect (past perfect)
The pluperfect (past perfect) is used for an action completed before another past action. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “J'avais réparé la voiture hier.” — “I had repaired the car yesterday.”
Future perfect
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Tu auras réparé la voiture la semaine prochaine.” — “You will have repaired the car next week.”
Conditional perfect
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Il aurait réparé la voiture ce matin.” — “He would have repaired the car this morning.”
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Il est important que nous réparions la voiture tous les jours.” — “It is important that We repair the car every day.”
Imperfect subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is used for the past subjunctive: wishes and hypotheticals about the past, mostly in formal and literary French. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Il fallait que vous réparassiez la voiture hier.” — “It was necessary that You repair the car yesterday.”
Imperative (affirmative)
The imperative (affirmative) is used for direct commands and instructions. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Réparez la voiture !” — “Repair the car!”
Imperative (negative)
The imperative (negative) is used for prohibitions and negative commands. With réparer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Ne répare pas la voiture !” — “Do not repair the car!”
Gerund and past participle
The gerund en réparant is used after en for an action happening at the same time as the main verb. For example: “En réparant, je commence la journée.” — “While repairing, I start the day.” The past participle réparé is used with avoir in the perfect tenses, as in j'ai réparé — “I have repaired the car yesterday.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with réparer, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the French and try to produce it from the English.
- “Je répare la voiture à la maison.” — “I repair the car at home.”
- “Tu réparas la voiture ce matin.” — “You repaired the car this morning.”
- “Il réparait la voiture avec Paul.” — “He used to repair the car with Paul.”
- “Je réparerai la voiture demain.” — “I will repair the car tomorrow.”
- “Tu réparerais la voiture tous les jours.” — “You would repair the car every day.”
- “Il a réparé la voiture la semaine dernière.” — “He has repaired the car last week.”
- “J'avais réparé la voiture ce matin.” — “I had repaired the car this morning.”
- “Tu auras réparé la voiture demain.” — “You will have repaired the car tomorrow.”
- “Il est important que il répare la voiture tous les jours.” — “It is important that He repair the car every day.”
- “Répare la voiture !” — “Repair the car!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Je réparer la voiture.”
✓ Right: “Je répare la voiture tous les jours.”
The infinitive réparer never takes a subject. After je you need the conjugated present form répare.
2. Using the wrong person
✗ Wrong: “Je répares la voiture.”
✓ Right: “Je répare la voiture tous les jours.”
répares is the tu form, not the je form. The je form is répare — check the person before you write the form.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Je répare la voiture hier.”
✓ Right: “J'ai réparé la voiture hier.”
Hier points to the past, so use the present perfect ai réparé here, not the present répare.
4. Mixing up the stem in the stressed forms
✗ Wrong: “Je réparons la voiture.”
✓ Right: “Je répare la voiture tous les jours.”
réparons is the nous form. The je form is répare — the two persons never share a form in the present of réparer.
5. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passé composé
✗ Wrong: “Je suis réparé la voiture hier.”
✓ Right: “J'ai réparé la voiture hier.”
réparer takes avoir in the compound tenses, not être: ai réparé, never the être form.
6. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “Il est important que nous réparons la voiture.”
✓ Right: “Il est important que nous réparions la voiture.”
After il est important que French needs the subjunctive, so use réparions here, not the indicative réparons.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on réparer. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the je form of réparer in the Present indicative?
- A) réparez
- B) réparent
- C) réparai
- D) répare
What is the il/elle form of réparer in the Passé simple?
- A) avait réparé
- B) réparait
- C) aurait réparé
- D) répara
What is the nous form of réparer in the Imperfect?
- A) réparions
- B) réparais
- C) réparerions
- D) aurions réparé
What is the tu form of réparer in the Future?
- A) répareras
- B) avais réparé
- C) répareront
- D) as réparé
What is the je form of réparer in the Conditional?
- A) répare
- B) répareriez
- C) réparerais
- D) réparerions
What is the il/elle form of réparer in the Present subjunctive?
- A) aura réparé
- B) réparent
- C) répare
- D) répara
What is the nous form of réparer in the Present perfect (passé composé)?
- A) aurons réparé
- B) réparions
- C) avons réparé
- D) réparerions
What is the gerund of réparer?
- A) considérant
- B) attirant
- C) adoptant
- D) en réparant
What is the past participle of réparer?
- A) changé
- B) réparé
- C) approché
- D) avoué
What does réparer mean in English?
- A) announce
- B) break
- C) accuse
- D) repair
Answer key
- D) répare — the je form of réparer in the present indicative is répare. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) répara — the il/elle form of réparer in the passé simple is répara. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- A) réparions — the nous form of réparer in the imperfect is réparions. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- A) répareras — the tu form of réparer in the future is répareras. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- C) réparerais — the je form of réparer in the conditional is réparerais. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- C) répare — the il/elle form of réparer in the present subjunctive is répare. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- C) avons réparé — the nous form of réparer in the present perfect (passé composé) is avons réparé. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) en réparant — the gerund of réparer is en réparant; it is used with en for actions happening at the same time as the main verb. The other options are the present participles of neighbouring verbs.
- B) réparé — the past participle of réparer is réparé; perfect tenses use avoir + réparé. The other options are the participles of neighbouring verbs.
- D) repair — réparer means “to repair” in English. The other options are the meanings of neighbouring verbs.
How to learn this verb
Learn réparer in three passes. First, say the present tense aloud in order — je répare, tu répares, il répare, nous réparons, vous réparez, ils réparent — three times, then write three sentences with the verb. Second, learn the passé composé with its auxiliary: ai réparé shows the pattern, and the participle réparé is the same in every perfect tense. Third, add one new tense a day, always in a sentence, and test yourself the next day before you learn the next one. A verb you can use in a sentence is learnt; a verb you can only recite is not. Use the Verb Quiz and the Verb Conjugator to check what has stuck, and compare réparer with the other verbs in this batch on the French verbs hub.
Frequently asked questions
What does réparer mean in English?
réparer means “to repair”. It is a non-reflexive, regular verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is réparer regular or irregular?
réparer is regular, and it is irregular in these tenses: none. réparer is regular: every form follows the standard -er endings, so once you know the pattern you can build every tense from the stem. There are no surprises in any tense — the tables below are exactly what the endings predict.
What are the gerund and past participle of réparer?
The gerund is en réparant — use it after en for an action happening at the same time as the main verb. The past participle is réparé — use it with avoir for the perfect tenses, as in j'ai réparé.
How do I say “I repair” in French?
Say “Je répare la voiture tous les jours.” — “I repair the car every day.” The je form of the present is répare, and it is the form you will use most often.
How do you pronounce réparer?
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for réparer, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
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