se doucher — French conjugation

to shower oneself

RegularReflexivedoucher → se doucher

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
jeme douche
tute douches
il/ellese douche
nousnous douchons
vousvous douchez
ils/ellesse douchent

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
jeme douchai
tute douchas
il/ellese doucha
nousnous douchâmes
vousvous douchâtes
ils/ellesse douchèrent

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
jeme douchais
tute douchais
il/ellese douchait
nousnous douchions
vousvous douchiez
ils/ellesse douchaient

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 doucherais
tute doucherais
il/ellese doucherait
nousnous doucherions
vousvous doucheriez
ils/ellesse doucheraient

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 doucherai
tute doucheras
il/ellese douchera
nousnous doucherons
vousvous doucherez
ils/ellesse doucheront

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 douche
tute douches
il/ellese douche
nousnous douchions
vousvous douchiez
ils/ellesse douchent

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 douchasse
tute douchasses
il/ellese douchât
nousnous douchassions
vousvous douchassiez
ils/ellesse douchassent