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FRENCH VERB

se blesser

to hurt oneself

  • #445 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: blessé
  • Present participle: se blessant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se blesser

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

  1. Present

    Il se blesse à chaque match, c'est incroyable.

    He gets injured every match, it's unbelievable.

  2. Past

    Je me suis blessé au genou en skiant.

    I hurt my knee skiing.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle se blessait souvent les mains en jardinant.

    She often hurt her hands gardening.

  4. Future

    Tu te blesseras avec ce couteau, il glisse.

    You'll hurt yourself with that knife, it slips.

  5. Conditional

    Sans casque, tu te blesserais gravement en tombant.

    Without a helmet, you'd hurt yourself badly if you fell.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur qu'il se blesse avec ces outils.

    I'm afraid he'll hurt himself with those tools.

  7. Imperative

    Ne te blesse pas, ce n'est qu'un jeu !

    Don't hurt yourself, it's only a game!

Good to know

  • Blesser without se is to hurt someone, in the body or in their feelings : tu m'as blessé.
  • Une blessure is an injury.

Verbs like this one

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