se corriger — French conjugation

to correct oneself

IrregularReflexivecorriger → se corriger

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
jeme corrige
tute corriges
il/ellese corrige
nousnous corrigeons
vousvous corrigez
ils/ellesse corrigent

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
jeme corrigeai
tute corrigeas
il/ellese corrigea
nousnous corrigeâmes
vousvous corrigeâtes
ils/ellesse corrigèrent

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
jeme corrigeais
tute corrigeais
il/ellese corrigeait
nousnous corrigions
vousvous corrigiez
ils/ellesse corrigeaient

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
jeme corrigerais
tute corrigerais
il/ellese corrigerait
nousnous corrigerions
vousvous corrigeriez
ils/ellesse corrigeraient

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
jeme corrigerai
tute corrigeras
il/ellese corrigera
nousnous corrigerons
vousvous corrigerez
ils/ellesse corrigeront

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
jeme corrige
tute corriges
il/ellese corrige
nousnous corrigions
vousvous corrigiez
ils/ellesse corrigent

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
jeme corrigeasse
tute corrigeasses
il/ellese corrigeât
nousnous corrigeassions
vousvous corrigeassiez
ils/ellesse corrigeassent