s'allonger — French conjugation

to lie down

IrregularReflexiveallonger → s'allonger

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'allonge
tut'allonges
il/elles'allonge
nousnous allongeons
vousvous allongez
ils/elless'allongent

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'allongeai
tut'allongeas
il/elles'allongea
nousnous allongeâmes
vousvous allongeâtes
ils/elless'allongèrent

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'allongeais
tut'allongeais
il/elles'allongeait
nousnous allongions
vousvous allongiez
ils/elless'allongeaient

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'allongerais
tut'allongerais
il/elles'allongerait
nousnous allongerions
vousvous allongeriez
ils/elless'allongeraient

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'allongerai
tut'allongeras
il/elles'allongera
nousnous allongerons
vousvous allongerez
ils/elless'allongeront

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'allonge
tut'allonges
il/elles'allonge
nousnous allongions
vousvous allongiez
ils/elless'allongent

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'allongeasse
tut'allongeasses
il/elles'allongeât
nousnous allongeassions
vousvous allongeassiez
ils/elless'allongeassent