se lasser — French conjugation

to grow tired of (se lasser de)

RegularReflexivelasser → se lasser

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 lasse
tute lasses
il/ellese lasse
nousnous lassons
vousvous lassez
ils/ellesse lassent

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 lassai
tute lassas
il/ellese lassa
nousnous lassâmes
vousvous lassâtes
ils/ellesse lassèrent

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 lassais
tute lassais
il/ellese lassait
nousnous lassions
vousvous lassiez
ils/ellesse lassaient

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 lasserais
tute lasserais
il/ellese lasserait
nousnous lasserions
vousvous lasseriez
ils/ellesse lasseraient

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 lasserai
tute lasseras
il/ellese lassera
nousnous lasserons
vousvous lasserez
ils/ellesse lasseront

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 lasse
tute lasses
il/ellese lasse
nousnous lassions
vousvous lassiez
ils/ellesse lassent

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 lassasse
tute lassasses
il/ellese lassât
nousnous lassassions
vousvous lassassiez
ils/ellesse lassassent