s'articuler — French conjugation

to be structured around (s'articuler autour de)

RegularReflexivearticuler → s'articuler

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'articule
tut'articules
il/elles'articule
nousnous articulons
vousvous articulez
ils/elless'articulent

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'articulai
tut'articulas
il/elles'articula
nousnous articulâmes
vousvous articulâtes
ils/elless'articulèrent

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'articulais
tut'articulais
il/elles'articulait
nousnous articulions
vousvous articuliez
ils/elless'articulaient

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'articulerais
tut'articulerais
il/elles'articulerait
nousnous articulerions
vousvous articuleriez
ils/elless'articuleraient

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'articulerai
tut'articuleras
il/elles'articulera
nousnous articulerons
vousvous articulerez
ils/elless'articuleront

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'articule
tut'articules
il/elles'articule
nousnous articulions
vousvous articuliez
ils/elless'articulent

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'articulasse
tut'articulasses
il/elles'articulât
nousnous articulassions
vousvous articulassiez
ils/elless'articulassent