s'annoncer — French conjugation

to look promising (ça s'annonce bien)

IrregularReflexiveannoncer → s'annoncer

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'annonce
tut'annonces
il/elles'annonce
nousnous annonçons
vousvous annoncez
ils/elless'annoncent

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'annonçai
tut'annonças
il/elles'annonça
nousnous annonçâmes
vousvous annonçâtes
ils/elless'annoncèrent

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'annonçais
tut'annonçais
il/elles'annonçait
nousnous annoncions
vousvous annonciez
ils/elless'annonçaient

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'annoncerais
tut'annoncerais
il/elles'annoncerait
nousnous annoncerions
vousvous annonceriez
ils/elless'annonceraient

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'annoncerai
tut'annonceras
il/elles'annoncera
nousnous annoncerons
vousvous annoncerez
ils/elless'annonceront

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'annonce
tut'annonces
il/elles'annonce
nousnous annoncions
vousvous annonciez
ils/elless'annoncent

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'annonçasse
tut'annonçasses
il/elles'annonçât
nousnous annonçassions
vousvous annonçassiez
ils/elless'annonçassent