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FRENCH VERB

s'énerver

to get worked up

  • #193 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: énervé
  • Present participle: s’énervant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu get worked up!
  2. nous get worked up! (let’s)
  3. vous get worked up! (plural, or formal)

How to use s'énerver

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

  1. Present

    Je m'énerve toujours dans les bouchons, c'est plus fort que moi.

    I always get worked up in traffic jams, I can't help it.

  2. Past

    Il s'est énervé contre le serveur pour rien.

    He lost his temper with the waiter over nothing.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle s'énervait dès que l'ordinateur était lent.

    She got worked up as soon as the computer was slow.

  4. Future

    Tu t'énerveras moins si tu pars plus tôt.

    You'll get less stressed if you leave earlier.

  5. Conditional

    À ta place, je ne m'énerverais pas pour ça.

    If I were you, I wouldn't get worked up about that.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que tu t'énerves au téléphone avec eux.

    I don't want you losing your temper on the phone with them.

  7. Imperative

    Ne vous énervez pas, monsieur, on va trouver une solution.

    Don't get upset, sir, we'll find a solution.

Good to know

  • S'énerver is to lose your cool; ça m'énerve is that annoys me; énervé, worked up or annoyed.

Verbs like this one

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