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FRENCH VERB

se souvenir

to remember

  • #72 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: souvenu
  • Present participle: se souvenant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se souvenir

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

  1. Present

    Tu te souviens de notre premier voyage ?

    Do you remember our first trip?

  2. Past

    Je me suis souvenue de son nom trop tard.

    I remembered his name too late.

  3. Imperfect

    Il se souvenait de tout, même des dates.

    He remembered everything, even the dates.

  4. Future

    Je me souviendrai toujours de cette soirée.

    I'll always remember that evening.

  5. Conditional

    Tu te souviendrais de l'adresse, sans ton téléphone ?

    Would you remember the address without your phone?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je doute qu'elle se souvienne de moi.

    I doubt she remembers me.

  7. Imperative

    Souviens-toi de fermer le gaz avant de partir.

    Remember to turn off the gas before leaving.

Good to know

  • Se souvenir de: je me souviens de toi. Se rappeler means the same without "de".

Where you hear se souvenir

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French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je ne me souviens pas de son visage. I don't remember his face.
  • Tu t'es souvenue de mon anniversaire ! You remembered my birthday!
  • Je vais me souvenir de cette année. I'm going to remember this year.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je me souviens de cette adresse. I remember this address.
  • Je ne me souvenais plus de mon code. I didn't remember my code any more.
  • Je vais me souvenir de cette journée. I'm going to remember this day.
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A Stolen Phone

Beginner Level 2 · Je ne me souviens pas. · je me souviens · vous vous souvenez

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The Machine Ate My Card

Beginner Level 3 · je me souvenais

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.