se reprocher — French conjugation

to blame oneself

RegularReflexivereprocher → se reprocher

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 reproche
tute reproches
il/ellese reproche
nousnous reprochons
vousvous reprochez
ils/ellesse reprochent

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 reprochai
tute reprochas
il/ellese reprocha
nousnous reprochâmes
vousvous reprochâtes
ils/ellesse reprochèrent

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 reprochais
tute reprochais
il/ellese reprochait
nousnous reprochions
vousvous reprochiez
ils/ellesse reprochaient

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 reprocherais
tute reprocherais
il/ellese reprocherait
nousnous reprocherions
vousvous reprocheriez
ils/ellesse reprocheraient

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 reprocherai
tute reprocheras
il/ellese reprochera
nousnous reprocherons
vousvous reprocherez
ils/ellesse reprocheront

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 reproche
tute reproches
il/ellese reproche
nousnous reprochions
vousvous reprochiez
ils/ellesse reprochent

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 reprochasse
tute reprochasses
il/ellese reprochât
nousnous reprochassions
vousvous reprochassiez
ils/ellesse reprochassent