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FRENCH VERB

se sentir

to feel

  • #67 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: senti
  • Present participle: se sentant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se sentir

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

  1. Present

    Je me sens beaucoup mieux depuis hier.

    I've been feeling much better since yesterday.

  2. Past

    Je me suis senti mal dans le bus.

    I felt ill on the bus.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle se sentait seule dans cette grande ville.

    She felt lonely in that big city.

  4. Future

    Tu te sentiras mieux après une bonne nuit.

    You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.

  5. Conditional

    Je me sentirais plus tranquille avec une alarme.

    I'd feel more at ease with an alarm.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je veux que tu te sentes chez toi ici.

    I want you to feel at home here.

  7. Imperative

    Ne te sens pas obligé de venir.

    Don't feel obliged to come.

Good to know

  • Se sentir bien, mal, fatigué: how you feel. Sentir alone is to smell.

Where you hear se sentir

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je me sens bien ici. I feel good here.
  • Hier soir, je me sentais seule. Last night, I felt lonely.
  • Tu vas te sentir mieux. You're going to feel better.
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A Homesick Evening

Beginner Level 2 · je me sens · tu te sens

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