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FRENCH VERB

s'opposer

to object, to oppose

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: opposé
  • Present participle: s’opposant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use s'opposer

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

  1. Present

    Je ne m'oppose pas à l'idée, au contraire.

    I don't object to the idea, quite the opposite.

  2. Past

    Les voisins se sont opposés au parking.

    The neighbours opposed the car park.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma mère s'opposait à tous mes voyages.

    My mother objected to all my trips.

  4. Future

    Le maire ne s'opposera pas aux travaux.

    The mayor won't oppose the works.

  5. Conditional

    Qui s'opposerait à une fête au village ?

    Who would object to a party in the village?

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur que son père s'oppose au mariage.

    I'm afraid her father will oppose the wedding.

  7. Imperative

    Opposez-vous au projet si vous le trouvez injuste.

    Oppose the project if you find it unfair.

Good to know

  • S'opposer à quelque chose or à quelqu'un; opposer deux équipes is to set them against each other.

Where you hear s'opposer

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

French · Advanced Level 3

  • Personne ne s'oppose à ce mariage. Nobody objects to this wedding.
  • En trente ans, un seul oncle s'est opposé. In thirty years, only one uncle objected.
  • Marcel ne s'opposera pas. Il pleurera. Marcel won't object. He'll cry.

Verbs like this one

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