Daily Verb Lesson: French for become petrified is se pétrifier
The French for become petrified is the regular ER reflexive verbse pétrifier. To remember this, imagine the SIR became PETRIFIED!
se pétrifier can also mean; to be transfixed; to harden; to freeze (smile).
Related words include:
- pétrifier (v) : to petrify, to transfix.
- pétrificant/e (adj m/f): petrifying; heart-stopping.
- la pétrifaction (nf) : petrification.
The meaning of verbs can change when in the Reflexive. They often show action done to oneself or between each other, and use the Reflexive Pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se). Reflexive verbs also take être in the compound tenses and the Past Participle agrees in number and gender with the subject.
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Imagine the SIR became PETRIFIED!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Présent become petrified |
pétrifie | pétrifies | pétrifie | pétrifions | pétrifiez | pétrifient |
| Past Imperfect Imparfait became petrified |
pétrifiais | pétrifiais | pétrifiait | pétrifiions | pétrifiiez | pétrifiaient |
| Simple Past Passé Simple became petrified |
pétrifiai | pétrifias | pétrifia | pétrifiâmes | pétrifiâtes | pétrifièrent |
| Future Futur will become petrified |
pétrifierai | pétrifieras | pétrifiera | pétrifierons | pétrifierez | pétrifieront |
| Conditional Conditionnel would become |
pétrifierais | pétrifierais | pétrifierait | pétrifierions | pétrifieriez | pétrifieraient |
| Subjunctive Subjonctif may become petrified |
pétrifie | pétrifies | pétrifie | pétrifiions | pétrifiiez | pétrifient |
| Present Perfect Passé Composé have become petrified |
me suis pétrifié(e) |
t'es pétrifié(e) |
s'est pétrifié(e) |
nous sommes pétrifié(e)s |
vous êtes pétrifié(e)s |
se sont pétrifié(e)s |
| Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had become petrified |
m'étais pétrifié(e) |
t'étais pétrifié(e) |
s'était pétrifié(e) |
nous étions pétrifié(e)s |
vous étiez pétrifié(e)s |
s'étaient pétrifié(e)s |
| Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have become |
me serai pétrifié(e) |
te seras pétrifié(e) |
se sera pétrifié(e) |
nous serons pétrifié(e)s |
vous serez pétrifié(e)s |
se seront pétrifié(e)s |
| Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have become |
me serais pétrifié(e) |
te serais pétrifié(e) |
se serait pétrifié(e) |
nous serions pétrifié(e)s |
vous seriez pétrifié(e)s | se seraient pétrifié(e)s |
| Imperative Imperatif become petrified! |
pétrifie-toi ! | pétrifions-nous ! | pétrifiez-vous ! | |||
✔ se pétrifier is a regular ER reflexive verb. There are over 5,000 ER verbs these being the most common verbs in French.
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