lasser — French conjugation

to tire

Frequency#1042RegularReflexivese lasser — to grow tired of (se lasser de)

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jelasseI tire
tulassesyou tire
il/ellelassehe/she/it tires
nouslassonswe tire
vouslassezyou (pl.) tire
ils/elleslassentthey tire

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jelassaiI tired
tulassasyou tired
il/ellelassahe/she/it tired
nouslassâmeswe tired
vouslassâtesyou (pl.) tired
ils/elleslassèrentthey tired

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
jelassais
tulassais
il/ellelassait
nouslassions
vouslassiez
ils/elleslassaient

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 ?

PronounFrenchEnglish
jelasseraisI would tire
tulasseraisyou would tire
il/ellelasseraithe/she/it would tire
nouslasserionswe would tire
vouslasseriezyou (pl.) would tire
ils/elleslasseraientthey would tire

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jelasseraiI will tire
tulasserasyou will tire
il/ellelasserahe/she/it will tire
nouslasseronswe will tire
vouslasserezyou (pl.) will tire
ils/elleslasserontthey will tire

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'ai lasséI have tired
tutu as lasséyou have tired
il/elleil/elle a lasséhe/she/it has tired
nousnous avons lasséwe have tired
vousvous avez lasséyou (pl.) have tired
ils/ellesils/elles ont lasséthey have tired

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'avais lasséI had tired
tutu avais lasséyou had tired
il/elleil/elle avait lasséhe/she/it had tired
nousnous avions lasséwe had tired
vousvous aviez lasséyou (pl.) had tired
ils/ellesils/elles avaient lasséthey had tired

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 lassé
tutu aurais lassé
il/elleil/elle aurait lassé
nousnous aurions lassé
vousvous auriez lassé
ils/ellesils/elles auraient lassé

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'aurai lasséI will have tired
tutu auras lasséyou will have tired
il/elleil/elle aura lasséhe/she/it will have tired
nousnous aurons lasséwe will have tired
vousvous aurez lasséyou (pl.) will have tired
ils/ellesils/elles auront lasséthey will have tired

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
jelasse
tulasses
il/ellelasse
nouslassions
vouslassiez
ils/elleslassent

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
jelassasse
tulassasses
il/ellelassât
nouslassassions
vouslassassiez
ils/elleslassassent

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
tulasse
nouslassons
vouslassez