s'engueuler — French conjugation

(slang) to have a row (with each other)

RegularReflexiveengueuler → s'engueuler

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'engueule
tut'engueules
il/elles'engueule
nousnous engueulons
vousvous engueulez
ils/elless'engueulent

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'engueulai
tut'engueulas
il/elles'engueula
nousnous engueulâmes
vousvous engueulâtes
ils/elless'engueulèrent

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'engueulais
tut'engueulais
il/elles'engueulait
nousnous engueulions
vousvous engueuliez
ils/elless'engueulaient

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'engueulerais
tut'engueulerais
il/elles'engueulerait
nousnous engueulerions
vousvous engueuleriez
ils/elless'engueuleraient

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'engueulerai
tut'engueuleras
il/elles'engueulera
nousnous engueulerons
vousvous engueulerez
ils/elless'engueuleront

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'engueule
tut'engueules
il/elles'engueule
nousnous engueulions
vousvous engueuliez
ils/elless'engueulent

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'engueulasse
tut'engueulasses
il/elles'engueulât
nousnous engueulassions
vousvous engueulassiez
ils/elless'engueulassent