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FRENCH VERB

se doucher

to shower

  • #126 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: douché
  • Present participle: se douchant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se doucher

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

  1. Present

    Je me douche en cinq minutes, attends-moi.

    I'll shower in five minutes, wait for me.

  2. Past

    Je me suis douchée après le sport.

    I had a shower after exercising.

  3. Imperfect

    En camping, on se douchait à l'eau froide.

    When camping, we showered in cold water.

  4. Future

    Je me doucherai quand tu auras fini.

    I'll shower when you've finished.

  5. Conditional

    Je me doucherais bien, mais il n'y a plus d'eau chaude.

    I'd love a shower, but there's no more hot water.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je me douche avant de sortir.

    I need to shower before going out.

  7. Imperative

    Douche-toi vite, on part dans dix minutes.

    Have a quick shower, we're leaving in ten minutes.

Where you hear se doucher

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je me douche le matin. I shower in the morning.
  • Je me suis douchée à l'eau froide ! I showered in cold water!
  • Je vais me doucher après le sport. I'm going to shower after sport.
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A Day in My Life

Beginner Level 2 · je me douche · tu te douches

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