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FRENCH VERB

s'ennuyer

to be bored, to get bored

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: ennuyé
  • Present participle: s’ennuyant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use s'ennuyer

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

  1. Present

    Les enfants s'ennuient quand il pleut tout le week-end.

    The kids get bored when it rains all weekend.

  2. Past

    Je me suis ennuyé à mourir à cette conférence.

    I was bored to death at that conference.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle s'ennuyait dans son ancien travail.

    She was bored in her old job.

  4. Future

    Tu ne t'ennuieras pas une seconde à Lisbonne.

    You won't be bored for a second in Lisbon.

  5. Conditional

    Je m'ennuierais sans mes amis et mon jardin.

    I'd be bored without my friends and my garden.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que vous vous ennuyiez chez nous.

    I don't want you to be bored at our place.

  7. Imperative

    Ne t'ennuie pas trop, je reviens dans une heure.

    Don't get too bored, I'll be back in an hour.

Good to know

  • S'ennuyer de quelqu'un is to miss them, mostly in Quebec; in France you say il me manque.
  • Ennuyer quelqu'un is to bother them : je ne veux pas vous ennuyer.

Where you hear s'ennuyer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Intermediate Level 1

  • À la campagne, je m'ennuie. In the country, I get bored.
  • Pendant les vacances, je me suis ennuyé. During the holidays, I got bored.
  • Avec Yanis, tu ne vas pas t'ennuyer ! With Yanis, you won't get bored!
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Intermediate Level 1 · À la campagne, on s'ennuie.

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