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FRENCH VERB

se déshabiller

to get undressed

  • #425 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: déshabillé
  • Present participle: se déshabillant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se déshabiller

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

  1. Present

    Les enfants se déshabillent seuls maintenant.

    The kids undress by themselves now.

  2. Past

    Je me suis déshabillé dans le noir pour ne pas te réveiller.

    I got undressed in the dark so as not to wake you.

  3. Imperfect

    Il se déshabillait toujours en laissant tout par terre.

    He always got undressed leaving everything on the floor.

  4. Future

    Vous vous déshabillerez derrière le paravent, s'il vous plaît.

    Please get undressed behind the screen.

  5. Conditional

    Je me déshabillerais bien pour piquer une tête.

    I'd happily get undressed for a quick dip.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Le médecin veut que vous vous déshabilliez jusqu'à la taille.

    The doctor wants you to undress to the waist.

  7. Imperative

    Déshabille-toi, ton pyjama est sur le lit.

    Get undressed, your pyjamas are on the bed.

Good to know

  • S'habiller is to get dressed, se déshabiller to get undressed, se rhabiller to get dressed again.

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