s'enrhumer — French conjugation

to catch a cold

RegularReflexiveenrhumer → s'enrhumer

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'enrhume
tut'enrhumes
il/elles'enrhume
nousnous enrhumons
vousvous enrhumez
ils/elless'enrhument

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'enrhumai
tut'enrhumas
il/elles'enrhuma
nousnous enrhumâmes
vousvous enrhumâtes
ils/elless'enrhumèrent

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'enrhumais
tut'enrhumais
il/elles'enrhumait
nousnous enrhumions
vousvous enrhumiez
ils/elless'enrhumaient

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'enrhumerais
tut'enrhumerais
il/elles'enrhumerait
nousnous enrhumerions
vousvous enrhumeriez
ils/elless'enrhumeraient

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'enrhumerai
tut'enrhumeras
il/elles'enrhumera
nousnous enrhumerons
vousvous enrhumerez
ils/elless'enrhumeront

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'enrhume
tut'enrhumes
il/elles'enrhume
nousnous enrhumions
vousvous enrhumiez
ils/elless'enrhument

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'enrhumasse
tut'enrhumasses
il/elles'enrhumât
nousnous enrhumassions
vousvous enrhumassiez
ils/elless'enrhumassent