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FRENCH VERB

se régaler

to enjoy one's food

  • #319 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: régalé
  • Present participle: se régalant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I enjoy one's food
  2. tu you enjoy one's food
  3. il, elle, on he/she enjoys one's food
  4. nous we enjoy one's food
  5. vous you enjoy one's food
  6. ils, elles they enjoy one's food

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu enjoy one's food!
  2. nous enjoy one's food! (let’s)
  3. vous enjoy one's food! (plural, or formal)

How to use se régaler

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

  1. Present

    Je me régale, c'est délicieux !

    I'm loving this, it's delicious!

  2. Past

    On s'est régalés hier soir chez Sylvie.

    We had a wonderful meal last night at Sylvie's.

  3. Imperfect

    Les enfants se régalaient avec les crêpes.

    The kids were feasting on the pancakes.

  4. Future

    Vous allez voir, vous vous régalerez.

    You'll see, you'll love it.

  5. Conditional

    On se régalerait avec un bon plateau de fromages.

    We'd have a treat with a good cheese board.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je veux que vous vous régaliez ce soir.

    I want you to enjoy your meal tonight.

  7. Imperative

    Régalez-vous, tout est fait maison !

    Enjoy, it's all homemade!

Good to know

  • "On s'est régalés !" is the thing to say after a good meal.

Where you hear se régaler

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • On se régale avec ce gratin. We're really enjoying this gratin.
  • On s'est régalés au restaurant. We really enjoyed our meal at the restaurant.
  • Vous allez vous régaler ! You're going to love the food!
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Beginner Level 2 · On s'est régalés !

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