se remarquer — French conjugation

to be noticeable

RegularReflexiveremarquer → se remarquer

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 remarque
tute remarques
il/ellese remarque
nousnous remarquons
vousvous remarquez
ils/ellesse remarquent

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 remarquai
tute remarquas
il/ellese remarqua
nousnous remarquâmes
vousvous remarquâtes
ils/ellesse remarquèrent

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 remarquais
tute remarquais
il/ellese remarquait
nousnous remarquions
vousvous remarquiez
ils/ellesse remarquaient

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 remarquerais
tute remarquerais
il/ellese remarquerait
nousnous remarquerions
vousvous remarqueriez
ils/ellesse remarqueraient

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 remarquerai
tute remarqueras
il/ellese remarquera
nousnous remarquerons
vousvous remarquerez
ils/ellesse remarqueront

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 remarque
tute remarques
il/ellese remarque
nousnous remarquions
vousvous remarquiez
ils/ellesse remarquent

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 remarquasse
tute remarquasses
il/ellese remarquât
nousnous remarquassions
vousvous remarquassiez
ils/ellesse remarquassent