se rapprocher — French conjugation

to get closer

RegularReflexiverapprocher → se rapprocher

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 rapproche
tute rapproches
il/ellese rapproche
nousnous rapprochons
vousvous rapprochez
ils/ellesse rapprochent

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 rapprochai
tute rapprochas
il/ellese rapprocha
nousnous rapprochâmes
vousvous rapprochâtes
ils/ellesse rapprochèrent

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 rapprochais
tute rapprochais
il/ellese rapprochait
nousnous rapprochions
vousvous rapprochiez
ils/ellesse rapprochaient

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 rapprocherais
tute rapprocherais
il/ellese rapprocherait
nousnous rapprocherions
vousvous rapprocheriez
ils/ellesse rapprocheraient

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 rapprocherai
tute rapprocheras
il/ellese rapprochera
nousnous rapprocherons
vousvous rapprocherez
ils/ellesse rapprocheront

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 rapproche
tute rapproches
il/ellese rapproche
nousnous rapprochions
vousvous rapprochiez
ils/ellesse rapprochent

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 rapprochasse
tute rapprochasses
il/ellese rapprochât
nousnous rapprochassions
vousvous rapprochassiez
ils/ellesse rapprochassent