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FRENCH VERB

s'inscrire

to sign up

  • #276 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: inscrit
  • Present participle: s’inscrivant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use s'inscrire

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

  1. Present

    Je m'inscris au cours de yoga du mardi.

    I'm signing up for the Tuesday yoga class.

  2. Past

    Elle s'est inscrite à la bibliothèque hier.

    She joined the library yesterday.

  3. Imperfect

    Chaque septembre, on s'inscrivait au club de foot.

    Every September, we signed up for the football club.

  4. Future

    Je m'inscrirai au marathon si ma cheville va mieux.

    I'll sign up for the marathon if my ankle gets better.

  5. Conditional

    Tu t'inscrirais à un cours de cuisine avec moi ?

    Would you sign up for a cooking class with me?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous vous inscriviez avant le quinze.

    You need to sign up before the fifteenth.

  7. Imperative

    Inscris-toi vite, il reste trois places.

    Sign up quickly, there are three places left.

Good to know

  • S'inscrire à un cours, à la fac, sur un site; l'inscription is the registration.

Where you hear s'inscrire

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je m'inscris pour le cours du soir. I'm signing up for the evening class.
  • Douze personnes se sont inscrites. Twelve people have signed up.
  • Je vais m'inscrire en ligne. I'm going to sign up online.
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Painting the Walls

Beginner Level 3 · s'inscrire

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Verbs like this one

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