reculer
A2#1,086Hear it
verb
- to move back, to put back
- to go backwards
- to back down, to concede
- to back off, to draw back, to retreat
- to recede, to gradually disappear
Forms
Present
| I | recule |
|---|---|
| you | recules |
| he, she, it | recule |
| we | reculons |
| you (plural) | reculez |
| they | reculent |
Imperfect
| I | reculais |
|---|---|
| you | reculais |
| he, she, it | reculait |
| we | reculions |
| you (plural) | reculiez |
| they | reculaient |
Past historic
| I | reculai |
|---|---|
| you | reculas |
| he, she, it | recula |
| we | reculâmes |
| you (plural) | reculâtes |
| they | reculèrent |
Future
| I | reculerai |
|---|---|
| you | reculeras |
| he, she, it | reculera |
| we | reculerons |
| you (plural) | reculerez |
| they | reculeront |
Conditional
| I | reculerais |
|---|---|
| you | reculerais |
| he, she, it | reculerait |
| we | reculerions |
| you (plural) | reculeriez |
| they | reculeraient |
Subjunctive
| I | recule |
|---|---|
| you | recules |
| he, she, it | recule |
| we | reculions |
| you (plural) | reculiez |
| they | reculent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | reculasse |
|---|---|
| you | reculasses |
| he, she, it | reculât |
| we | reculassions |
| you (plural) | reculassiez |
| they | reculassent |
Imperative
| you | recule |
|---|---|
| we | reculons |
| you (plural) | reculez |
Other forms
| infinitive | reculer |
|---|---|
| past participle | reculé |
| gerund | reculant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Elle se recula avec un gémissement, referma la porte et s'assit près du poêle, frissonnante.She turned back with a moaning, closed the door and sat by the frying pan.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Milady recula en poussant un cri.Milady recoiled with a cry.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- La barbarie a dû reculer devant la civilisation croissante.Barbarism must have receded in the face of growing civilization.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Le mot « Canadien français » recule ; on dit maintenant « Québécois ».The term "French Canadian" recedes; people now say "Québécois".B2La Révolution tranquille — The Quiet Revolution