s'apaiser — French conjugation

to calm oneself

RegularReflexiveapaiser → s'apaiser

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.

PronounFrench
jem'apaise
tut'apaises
il/elles'apaise
nousnous apaisons
vousvous apaisez
ils/elless'apaisent

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'apaisai
tut'apaisas
il/elles'apaisa
nousnous apaisâmes
vousvous apaisâtes
ils/elless'apaisèrent

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'apaisais
tut'apaisais
il/elles'apaisait
nousnous apaisions
vousvous apaisiez
ils/elless'apaisaient

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'apaiserais
tut'apaiserais
il/elles'apaiserait
nousnous apaiserions
vousvous apaiseriez
ils/elless'apaiseraient

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'apaiserai
tut'apaiseras
il/elles'apaisera
nousnous apaiserons
vousvous apaiserez
ils/elless'apaiseront

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'apaise
tut'apaises
il/elles'apaise
nousnous apaisions
vousvous apaisiez
ils/elless'apaisent

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'apaisasse
tut'apaisasses
il/elles'apaisât
nousnous apaisassions
vousvous apaisassiez
ils/elless'apaisassent