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FRENCH VERB

se changer

to get changed

  • #424 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: changé
  • Present participle: se changeant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se changer

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

  1. Present

    Je me change et j'arrive, deux minutes.

    I'll get changed and be right there, two minutes.

  2. Past

    Tu t'es changé trois fois pour un simple dîner.

    You got changed three times for a simple dinner.

  3. Imperfect

    On se changeait dans la voiture après la plage.

    We used to get changed in the car after the beach.

  4. Future

    Je me changerai au bureau avant le cocktail.

    I'll get changed at the office before the drinks.

  5. Conditional

    Tu te changerais si tu étais invité au dernier moment ?

    Would you get changed if you were invited at the last minute?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je me change, je suis trempée.

    I need to get changed, I'm soaked.

  7. Imperative

    Change-toi vite, les invités arrivent dans dix minutes.

    Get changed quickly, the guests arrive in ten minutes.

Good to know

  • Se changer is to change clothes; changer de is to change something : changer de train, changer d'avis.
  • Ça change ! means that makes a change.

Verbs like this one

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