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FRENCH VERB

se lancer

to go for it

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: lancé
  • Present participle: se lançant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se lancer

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

  1. Present

    Allez, je me lance, je l'appelle.

    Right, I'm going for it, I'm calling him.

  2. Past

    Elle s'est lancée dans la poterie à cinquante ans.

    She took up pottery at fifty.

  3. Imperfect

    Il ne se lançait jamais sans un plan.

    He never went for it without a plan.

  4. Future

    Tu te lanceras quand tu te sentiras prêt.

    You'll go for it when you feel ready.

  5. Conditional

    Je me lancerais bien, mais j'ai peur de l'eau.

    I'd go for it, but I'm scared of the water.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il est temps que tu te lances, non ?

    It's time you went for it, isn't it?

  7. Imperative

    Lance-toi, le pire, c'est qu'elle dise non.

    Go for it, the worst is that she says no.

Good to know

  • Se lancer dans quelque chose is to launch into it : il s'est lancé dans la cuisine; lancer alone is to throw.

Where you hear se lancer

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

French · Fluency Level 1

  • Je me lance, je demande la nationalité. I'm going for it, I'm applying for nationality.
  • Elle s'est lancée un dimanche matin. She went for it one Sunday morning.
  • Tu te lanceras quand le dossier sera prêt. You'll go for it when the file is ready.
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Emma Decides to Apply

Fluency Level 1 · J'ai réfléchi. Je me lance. Je demande la nationalité française.

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