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FRENCH VERB

se connecter

to log in

  • #277 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: connecté
  • Present participle: se connectant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se connecter

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

  1. Present

    Je me connecte au wifi de l'hôtel, c'est gratuit.

    I'm connecting to the hotel wifi, it's free.

  2. Past

    Je ne me suis pas connectée depuis des semaines.

    I haven't logged in for weeks.

  3. Imperfect

    On se connectait tous les soirs pour jouer ensemble.

    We logged on every evening to play together.

  4. Future

    Vous vous connecterez avec votre adresse e-mail.

    You'll log in with your email address.

  5. Conditional

    Je me connecterais bien, mais j'ai oublié le mot de passe.

    I'd log in, but I've forgotten the password.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu te connectes avant dix heures.

    You need to log in before ten.

  7. Imperative

    Connecte-toi sur le site et clique sur Mon compte.

    Log in to the site and click on My account.

Good to know

  • Se connecter à un site, au wifi; se déconnecter is to log out.

Verbs like this one

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