s'amener — French conjugation

to show up (colloquial)

IrregularReflexiveamener → s'amener

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'amène
tut'amènes
il/elles'amène
nousnous amenons
vousvous amenez
ils/elless'amènent

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.

PronounFrench
jem'amenai
tut'amenas
il/elles'amena
nousnous amenâmes
vousvous amenâtes
ils/elless'amenèrent

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
jem'amenais
tut'amenais
il/elles'amenait
nousnous amenions
vousvous ameniez
ils/elless'amenaient

Conditional (Conditionnel) Irregular

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'amènerais
tut'amènerais
il/elles'amènerait
nousnous amènerions
vousvous amèneriez
ils/elless'amèneraient

Future (Futur) Irregular

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'amènerai
tut'amèneras
il/elles'amènera
nousnous amènerons
vousvous amènerez
ils/elless'amèneront

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Irregular

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'amène
tut'amènes
il/elles'amène
nousnous amenions
vousvous ameniez
ils/elless'amènent

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'amenasse
tut'amenasses
il/elles'amenât
nousnous amenassions
vousvous amenassiez
ils/elless'amenassent