se pavaner — French conjugation

to show off

RegularReflexivepavaner → se pavaner

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 pavane
tute pavanes
il/ellese pavane
nousnous pavanons
vousvous pavanez
ils/ellesse pavanent

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 pavanai
tute pavanas
il/ellese pavana
nousnous pavanâmes
vousvous pavanâtes
ils/ellesse pavanèrent

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 pavanais
tute pavanais
il/ellese pavanait
nousnous pavanions
vousvous pavaniez
ils/ellesse pavanaient

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 pavanerais
tute pavanerais
il/ellese pavanerait
nousnous pavanerions
vousvous pavaneriez
ils/ellesse pavaneraient

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 pavanerai
tute pavaneras
il/ellese pavanera
nousnous pavanerons
vousvous pavanerez
ils/ellesse pavaneront

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 pavane
tute pavanes
il/ellese pavane
nousnous pavanions
vousvous pavaniez
ils/ellesse pavanent

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 pavanasse
tute pavanasses
il/ellese pavanât
nousnous pavanassions
vousvous pavanassiez
ils/ellesse pavanassent