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FRENCH VERB

se tromper

to be mistaken

  • #120 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: trompé
  • Present participle: se trompant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se tromper

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

  1. Present

    Si je ne me trompe pas, c'est la deuxième à gauche.

    If I'm not mistaken, it's the second on the left.

  2. Past

    Excusez-moi, je me suis trompée de numéro.

    Sorry, I dialled the wrong number.

  3. Imperfect

    Au début, je me trompais tout le temps de ligne de métro.

    At first I kept getting the wrong metro line.

  4. Future

    Avec ce plan, tu ne te tromperas pas.

    With this map, you won't go wrong.

  5. Conditional

    Je me tromperais peut-être, mais il a l'air fâché.

    I may be wrong, but he looks angry.

  6. Present subjunctive

    C'est possible que je me trompe d'adresse.

    It's possible I've got the wrong address.

  7. Imperative

    Ne te trompe pas de valise, elles se ressemblent !

    Don't take the wrong suitcase, they look alike!

Good to know

  • Se tromper de + noun : je me suis trompé de rue, de numéro, de jour.
  • Tromper quelqu'un, without se, is to cheat on someone.

Verbs like this one

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