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FRENCH VERB

s'entendre

to get along

  • #279 most used
  • Regular -re verb
  • Past participle: entendu
  • Present participle: s’entendant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use s'entendre

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

  1. Present

    Je m'entends très bien avec ma belle-mère.

    I get on very well with my mother-in-law.

  2. Past

    On s'est entendus tout de suite, dès le premier jour.

    We hit it off straight away, from day one.

  3. Imperfect

    Mes frères ne s'entendaient pas du tout à l'époque.

    My brothers didn't get on at all back then.

  4. Future

    Vous vous entendrez bien, j'en suis sûr.

    You'll get on well, I'm sure.

  5. Conditional

    On s'entendrait mieux avec un peu de distance.

    We'd get along better with a bit of distance.

  6. Present subjunctive

    C'est important que les collègues s'entendent bien.

    It's important for colleagues to get on well.

  7. Imperative

    Entendez-vous sur un prix avant de signer.

    Agree on a price before signing.

Good to know

  • S'entendre bien avec quelqu'un; s'entendre sur un prix is to agree on a price. Entendu ! is agreed!

Verbs like this one

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