s'agacer — French conjugation

to get annoyed

IrregularReflexiveagacer → s'agacer

Indicative

Present (Présent) Irregular

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.

PronounFrench
jem'agace
tut'agaces
il/elles'agace
nousnous agaçons
vousvous agacez
ils/elless'agacent

Simple past (Passé simple) Irregular

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.

PronounFrench
jem'agaçai
tut'agaças
il/elles'agaça
nousnous agaçâmes
vousvous agaçâtes
ils/elless'agacèrent

Imperfect (Imparfait) Irregular

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
jem'agaçais
tut'agaçais
il/elles'agaçait
nousnous agacions
vousvous agaciez
ils/elless'agaçaient

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 ?

PronounFrench
jem'agacerais
tut'agacerais
il/elles'agacerait
nousnous agacerions
vousvous agaceriez
ils/elless'agaceraient

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.

PronounFrench
jem'agacerai
tut'agaceras
il/elles'agacera
nousnous agacerons
vousvous agacerez
ils/elless'agaceront

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
jem'agace
tut'agaces
il/elles'agace
nousnous agacions
vousvous agaciez
ils/elless'agacent

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
jem'agaçasse
tut'agaçasses
il/elles'agaçât
nousnous agaçassions
vousvous agaçassiez
ils/elless'agaçassent