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FRENCH VERB

se rencontrer

to meet (each other)

  • #476 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: rencontré
  • Present participle: se rencontrant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se rencontrer

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

  1. Present

    On se rencontre enfin ! Enchanté.

    We finally meet! Nice to meet you.

  2. Past

    Ils se sont rencontrés dans un train pour Marseille.

    They met on a train to Marseille.

  3. Imperfect

    Les voisins se rencontraient tous les matins à la boulangerie.

    The neighbours ran into each other every morning at the bakery.

  4. Future

    Vous vous rencontrerez au mariage de Julie.

    You'll meet at Julie's wedding.

  5. Conditional

    Sans ce cours de danse, ils ne se rencontreraient jamais.

    Without that dance class, they'd never meet.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il est temps que nos parents se rencontrent.

    It's time our parents met.

  7. Imperative

    Rencontrez-vous d'abord, vous déciderez après.

    Meet first, you'll decide afterwards.

Good to know

  • Se rencontrer is to meet for the first time; for an arranged meeting, se retrouver or se voir.

Where you hear se rencontrer

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Les gens se rencontrent souvent au travail. People often meet at work.
  • On s'est rencontrés à Marseille. We met in Marseille.
  • Un jour, nos familles vont se rencontrer. One day, our families are going to meet.
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Beginner Level 3 · on s'est rencontrés

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