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FRENCH VERB

se promener

to go for a walk

  • #122 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: promené
  • Present participle: se promenant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se promener

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

  1. Present

    Le dimanche, on se promène au bord du canal.

    On Sundays we stroll along the canal.

  2. Past

    Je me suis promenée dans le vieux quartier toute l'après-midi.

    I wandered around the old quarter all afternoon.

  3. Imperfect

    Mes grands-parents se promenaient tous les soirs après dîner.

    My grandparents went for a walk every evening after dinner.

  4. Future

    On se promènera sur la plage s'il fait beau.

    We'll walk on the beach if the weather's nice.

  5. Conditional

    Je me promènerais bien un peu avant de rentrer.

    I'd like to walk around a bit before going home.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Le médecin veut qu'il se promène une heure par jour.

    The doctor wants him to walk an hour a day.

  7. Imperative

    Promenez-vous dans les jardins, ils sont magnifiques.

    Take a walk in the gardens, they're beautiful.

Good to know

  • Se promener is to walk for pleasure; marcher is simply to walk.
  • Faire une promenade means the same thing.

Verbs like this one

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