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FRENCH VERB

s'habiller

to get dressed

  • #125 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: habillé
  • Present participle: s’habillant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use s'habiller

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

  1. Present

    Je m'habille en vitesse et j'arrive !

    I'm getting dressed quickly and I'll be right there!

  2. Past

    Il s'est habillé en costume pour l'entretien.

    He put on a suit for the interview.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma grand-mère s'habillait toujours très élégamment.

    My grandmother always dressed very elegantly.

  4. Future

    Je m'habillerai chaudement, il va neiger.

    I'll dress warmly, it's going to snow.

  5. Conditional

    Comment tu t'habillerais pour un mariage à la campagne ?

    How would you dress for a wedding in the countryside?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que les enfants s'habillent tout seuls.

    The children need to get dressed by themselves.

  7. Imperative

    Habillez-vous, les invités arrivent dans une heure.

    Get dressed, the guests arrive in an hour.

Good to know

  • S'habiller is to get dressed; "s'habiller en noir" is to dress in black.

Where you hear s'habiller

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je m'habille vite le matin. I get dressed quickly in the morning.
  • Je me suis habillée en rouge. I got dressed in red.
  • Je vais m'habiller pour la fête. I'm going to get dressed for the party.
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A Day in My Life

Beginner Level 2 · je m'habille

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