Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 2003(2003), No. 62, pp. 1-15. Title: Non-autonomous retarded differential equations: the variation of constants formulas and the asymptotic behaviour Authors: Said Boulite (Univ. Cadi Ayyad, Morocco) Lahcen Maniar (Univ. Cadi Ayyad, Morocco) Mohammed Moussi (Univ. Mohammed I, Morocco) Abstract: This paper is devoted to show a variation of constants formula for the operator solution to the non-autonomous retarded differential equation $$ x'(t)=A(t)x(t)+L(t)x_t+f(t),\quad x_s=\varphi, \quad t\geq s\geq 0, $$ in terms of the inhomogeneous term $f$, which will allow us to study the asymptotic behaviour of this solution. We treat also the existence of fundamental solutions and the stability of semi-linear retarded differential equations. Submitted November 4, 2002. Published May 29, 2003. Math Subject Classifications: 47D06, 47A55, 34D05, 34G10. Key Words: Non-autonomous retarded differential equations; variation of constants formula; Dyson-Phillips series; asymptotic almost periodicity.