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FRENCH VERB

se raser

to shave

  • #421 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: rasé
  • Present participle: se rasant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se raser

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

  1. Present

    Mon frère se rase tous les deux jours.

    My brother shaves every other day.

  2. Past

    Je me suis rasé pour le mariage de ma sœur.

    I shaved for my sister's wedding.

  3. Imperfect

    Il se rasait en écoutant les infos à la radio.

    He shaved while listening to the news on the radio.

  4. Future

    Je me raserai la barbe cet été, il fait trop chaud.

    I'll shave my beard off this summer, it's too hot.

  5. Conditional

    Tu te raserais la tête pour cent euros ?

    Would you shave your head for a hundred euros?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je me rase avant l'entretien de demain.

    I need to shave before tomorrow's interview.

  7. Imperative

    Rase-toi, on dîne chez tes parents ce soir.

    Have a shave, we're having dinner at your parents' tonight.

Good to know

  • Se raser la barbe, les jambes. Un rasoir is a razor.
  • Se raser is also slang for to be bored stiff : on se rase ici.

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