s'embrasser — French conjugation

to kiss each other

RegularReflexiveembrasser → s'embrasser

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'embrasse
tut'embrasses
il/elles'embrasse
nousnous embrassons
vousvous embrassez
ils/elless'embrassent

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'embrassai
tut'embrassas
il/elles'embrassa
nousnous embrassâmes
vousvous embrassâtes
ils/elless'embrassèrent

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'embrassais
tut'embrassais
il/elles'embrassait
nousnous embrassions
vousvous embrassiez
ils/elless'embrassaient

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'embrasserais
tut'embrasserais
il/elles'embrasserait
nousnous embrasserions
vousvous embrasseriez
ils/elless'embrasseraient

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'embrasserai
tut'embrasseras
il/elles'embrassera
nousnous embrasserons
vousvous embrasserez
ils/elless'embrasseront

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'embrasse
tut'embrasses
il/elles'embrasse
nousnous embrassions
vousvous embrassiez
ils/elless'embrassent

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'embrassasse
tut'embrassasses
il/elles'embrassât
nousnous embrassassions
vousvous embrassassiez
ils/elless'embrassassent