s'interroger — French conjugation

to question oneself

IrregularReflexiveinterroger → s'interroger

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'interroge
tut'interroges
il/elles'interroge
nousnous interrogeons
vousvous interrogez
ils/elless'interrogent

Simple past (Passé simple) Irregular

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'interrogeai
tut'interrogeas
il/elles'interrogea
nousnous interrogeâmes
vousvous interrogeâtes
ils/elless'interrogèrent

Imperfect (Imparfait) Irregular

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'interrogeais
tut'interrogeais
il/elles'interrogeait
nousnous interrogions
vousvous interrogiez
ils/elless'interrogeaient

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'interrogerais
tut'interrogerais
il/elles'interrogerait
nousnous interrogerions
vousvous interrogeriez
ils/elless'interrogeraient

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'interrogerai
tut'interrogeras
il/elles'interrogera
nousnous interrogerons
vousvous interrogerez
ils/elless'interrogeront

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'interroge
tut'interroges
il/elles'interroge
nousnous interrogions
vousvous interrogiez
ils/elless'interrogent

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'interrogeasse
tut'interrogeasses
il/elles'interrogeât
nousnous interrogeassions
vousvous interrogeassiez
ils/elless'interrogeassent