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FRENCH VERB

se coiffer

to do one's hair

  • #423 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: coiffé
  • Present participle: se coiffant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I do one's hair
  2. tu you do one's hair
  3. il, elle, on he/she does one's hair
  4. nous we do one's hair
  5. vous you do one's hair
  6. ils, elles they do one's hair

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu do one's hair!
  2. nous do one's hair! (let’s)
  3. vous do one's hair! (plural, or formal)

How to use se coiffer

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

  1. Present

    Je me coiffe toujours en dernier, après le petit-déjeuner.

    I always do my hair last, after breakfast.

  2. Past

    Elle s'est coiffée toute seule pour la cérémonie.

    She did her own hair for the ceremony.

  3. Imperfect

    Petite, je me coiffais comme ma grande sœur.

    As a little girl, I did my hair like my big sister.

  4. Future

    Je me coifferai après la douche, pas avant.

    I'll do my hair after the shower, not before.

  5. Conditional

    Tu te coifferais autrement pour l'entretien ?

    Would you do your hair differently for the interview?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu te coiffes, c'est la photo de classe.

    You need to do your hair, it's the class photo.

  7. Imperative

    Coiffe-toi un peu, tu as dormi dessus.

    Tidy your hair a bit, you've slept on it.

Good to know

  • Un coiffeur is a hairdresser; coiffer quelqu'un is to do their hair.
  • Mal coiffé : with messy hair.

Verbs like this one

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