se satisfaire — French conjugation

to be satisfied with (se satisfaire de)

IrregularReflexivesatisfaire → se satisfaire

Indicative

Present (Présent) Irregular

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 satisfais
tute satisfais
il/ellese satisfait
nousnous satisfaisons
vousvous satisfaites
ils/ellesse satisfont

Simple past (Passé simple) Irregular

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 satisfis
tute satisfis
il/ellese satisfit
nousnous satisfîmes
vousvous satisfîtes
ils/ellesse satisfirent

Imperfect (Imparfait) Irregular

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 satisfaisais
tute satisfaisais
il/ellese satisfaisait
nousnous satisfaisions
vousvous satisfaisiez
ils/ellesse satisfaisaient

Conditional (Conditionnel) Irregular

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 satisferais
tute satisferais
il/ellese satisferait
nousnous satisferions
vousvous satisferiez
ils/ellesse satisferaient

Future (Futur) Irregular

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 satisferai
tute satisferas
il/ellese satisfera
nousnous satisferons
vousvous satisferez
ils/ellesse satisferont

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Irregular

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 satisfasse
tute satisfasses
il/ellese satisfasse
nousnous satisfassions
vousvous satisfassiez
ils/ellesse satisfassent

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 satisfisse
tute satisfisses
il/ellese satisfît
nousnous satisfissions
vousvous satisfissiez
ils/ellesse satisfissent