Skip to content
fluentbyear

FRENCH VERB

se fâcher

to get angry

  • #192 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: fâché
  • Present participle: se fâchant

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se fâcher

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

  1. Present

    Elle se fâche vite, mais ça ne dure jamais.

    She gets angry quickly, but it never lasts.

  2. Past

    Je me suis fâchée avec ma sœur pour une bêtise.

    I fell out with my sister over something silly.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon père se fâchait quand on rentrait après minuit.

    My father got angry when we came home after midnight.

  4. Future

    Il se fâchera si tu oublies encore son anniversaire.

    He'll be angry if you forget his birthday again.

  5. Conditional

    Tu te fâcherais pour si peu, vraiment ?

    You'd get angry over so little, really?

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur qu'elle se fâche si je dis non.

    I'm afraid she'll get angry if I say no.

  7. Imperative

    Ne te fâche pas, c'était juste une blague.

    Don't get angry, it was just a joke.

Good to know

  • Se fâcher contre quelqu'un is to get angry with someone; se fâcher avec quelqu'un, to fall out with them.
  • Être fâché is to be angry, or to be on bad terms.

Verbs like this one

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