s'inquiéter — French conjugation

to worry oneself

IrregularReflexiveinquiéter → s'inquiéter

Indicative

Present (Présent) Irregular

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'inquiète
tut'inquiètes
il/elles'inquiète
nousnous inquiétons
vousvous inquiétez
ils/elless'inquiètent

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'inquiétai
tut'inquiétas
il/elles'inquiéta
nousnous inquiétâmes
vousvous inquiétâtes
ils/elless'inquiétèrent

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'inquiétais
tut'inquiétais
il/elles'inquiétait
nousnous inquiétions
vousvous inquiétiez
ils/elless'inquiétaient

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'inquiéterais
tut'inquiéterais
il/elles'inquiéterait
nousnous inquiéterions
vousvous inquiéteriez
ils/elless'inquiéteraient

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'inquiéterai
tut'inquiéteras
il/elles'inquiétera
nousnous inquiéterons
vousvous inquiéterez
ils/elless'inquiéteront

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Irregular

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'inquiète
tut'inquiètes
il/elles'inquiète
nousnous inquiétions
vousvous inquiétiez
ils/elless'inquiètent

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'inquiétasse
tut'inquiétasses
il/elles'inquiétât
nousnous inquiétassions
vousvous inquiétassiez
ils/elless'inquiétassent