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FRENCH VERB

s'habituer

to get used to

  • #273 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: habitué
  • Present participle: s’habituant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use s'habituer

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

  1. Present

    Je m'habitue doucement à mon nouveau quartier.

    I'm slowly getting used to my new neighbourhood.

  2. Past

    On s'est vite habitués à la vie à Paris.

    We quickly got used to life in Paris.

  3. Imperfect

    Il ne s'habituait pas à la nourriture d'ici.

    He couldn't get used to the food here.

  4. Future

    Tu t'habitueras au bruit, tout le monde s'y fait.

    You'll get used to the noise, everyone does.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne m'habituerais jamais à me lever à cinq heures.

    I'd never get used to getting up at five.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que les enfants s'habituent à la nouvelle école.

    The children need to get used to the new school.

  7. Imperative

    Habitue-toi à fermer la porte à clé.

    Get used to locking the door.

Good to know

  • S'habituer à quelque chose or à quelqu'un : je m'habitue au froid. Être habitué à is to be used to.

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