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FRENCH VERB

s'intéresser

to be interested

  • #274 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: intéressé
  • Present participle: s’intéressant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use s'intéresser

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

  1. Present

    Mon fils s'intéresse beaucoup aux dinosaures.

    My son is very interested in dinosaurs.

  2. Past

    Elle s'est intéressée à la photo très jeune.

    She got interested in photography very young.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, je ne m'intéressais pas du tout à la cuisine.

    Before, I wasn't interested in cooking at all.

  4. Future

    Il s'intéressera aux filles bien assez tôt.

    He'll be interested in girls soon enough.

  5. Conditional

    Je m'intéresserais au jardinage si j'avais un jardin.

    I'd be interested in gardening if I had a garden.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'aimerais que tu t'intéresses un peu à mon travail.

    I'd like you to take a bit of interest in my work.

  7. Imperative

    Intéresse-toi à ce que font les autres.

    Take an interest in what others do.

Good to know

  • S'intéresser à quelque chose : elle s'intéresse à l'histoire. Ça m'intéresse is I'm interested.

Verbs like this one

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