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FRENCH VERB

s'amuser

to have fun

  • #118 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: amusé
  • Present participle: s’amusant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I have fun
  2. tu you have fun
  3. il, elle, on he/she has fun
  4. nous we have fun
  5. vous you have fun
  6. ils, elles they have fun

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I had fun
  2. tu you had fun
  3. il, elle, on he/she had fun
  4. nous we had fun
  5. vous you had fun
  6. ils, elles they had fun

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to have fun
  2. tu you used to have fun
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to have fun
  4. nous we used to have fun
  5. vous you used to have fun
  6. ils, elles they used to have fun

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will have fun
  2. tu you will have fun
  3. il, elle, on he/she will have fun
  4. nous we will have fun
  5. vous you will have fun
  6. ils, elles they will have fun

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would have fun
  2. tu you would have fun
  3. il, elle, on he/she would have fun
  4. nous we would have fun
  5. vous you would have fun
  6. ils, elles they would have fun

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I have fun
  2. tu (that) you have fun
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she have fun
  4. nous (that) we have fun
  5. vous (that) you have fun
  6. ils, elles (that) they have fun

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu have fun!
  2. nous have fun! (let’s)
  3. vous have fun! (plural, or formal)

How to use s'amuser

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Les enfants s'amusent dans le jardin depuis ce matin.

    The kids have been playing in the garden since this morning.

  2. Past

    On s'est bien amusés à la fête hier soir.

    We had a great time at the party last night.

  3. Imperfect

    On s'amusait avec trois fois rien à l'époque.

    We had fun with next to nothing back then.

  4. Future

    Tu t'amuseras, ses amis sont très sympas.

    You'll have fun, her friends are really nice.

  5. Conditional

    Les petits s'amuseraient plus à la plage qu'au musée.

    The little ones would have more fun at the beach than at the museum.

  6. Present subjunctive

    L'important, c'est que vous vous amusiez.

    What matters is that you have fun.

  7. Imperative

    Amusez-vous bien et rentrez prudemment !

    Have a good time and get home safely!

Good to know

  • Amuse-toi bien ! is have fun! Amuser without se is to amuse someone else.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.