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FRENCH VERB

s'inquiéter

to worry

  • #117 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Past participle: inquiété
  • Present participle: s’inquiétant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use s'inquiéter

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

  1. Present

    Je m'inquiète, il n'a pas appelé.

    I'm worried, he hasn't called.

  2. Past

    On s'est inquiétés quand tu n'as pas répondu.

    We got worried when you didn't answer.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma mère s'inquiétait dès que j'avais cinq minutes de retard.

    My mother worried as soon as I was five minutes late.

  4. Future

    Ne pars pas sans prévenir, elle s'inquiétera.

    Don't leave without saying, she'll worry.

  5. Conditional

    À ta place, je ne m'inquiéterais pas trop.

    If I were you, I wouldn't worry too much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Appelle ta mère avant qu'elle s'inquiète.

    Call your mother before she worries.

  7. Imperative

    Ne t'inquiète pas, tout va bien se passer.

    Don't worry, everything's going to be fine.

Good to know

  • S'inquiéter pour quelqu'un: je m'inquiète pour toi.
  • "Ne t'inquiète pas" is "don't worry", said all day long.

Where you hear s'inquiéter

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je m'inquiète pour mon genou. I'm worried about my knee.
  • Je me suis inquiétée pour toi ! I was worried about you!
  • Tu vas t'inquiéter pour rien. You're going to worry for nothing.
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The First Day

Beginner Level 2 · Ne t'inquiète pas. · Ne vous inquiétez pas.

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