se geler — French conjugation

(colloquial) to be freezing

IrregularReflexivegeler → se geler

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 gèle
tute gèles
il/ellese gèle
nousnous gelons
vousvous gelez
ils/ellesse gèlent

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 gelai
tute gelas
il/ellese gela
nousnous gelâmes
vousvous gelâtes
ils/ellesse gelèrent

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 gelais
tute gelais
il/ellese gelait
nousnous gelions
vousvous geliez
ils/ellesse gelaient

Conditional (Conditionnel) Irregular

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 gèlerais
tute gèlerais
il/ellese gèlerait
nousnous gèlerions
vousvous gèleriez
ils/ellesse gèleraient

Future (Futur) Irregular

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 gèlerai
tute gèleras
il/ellese gèlera
nousnous gèlerons
vousvous gèlerez
ils/ellesse gèleront

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
jeme gèle
tute gèles
il/ellese gèle
nousnous gelions
vousvous geliez
ils/ellesse gèlent

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 gelasse
tute gelasses
il/ellese gelât
nousnous gelassions
vousvous gelassiez
ils/ellesse gelassent