French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je me | goure | gourais | gourerai | gourerais | goure | gourasse | ||
| tu te | goures | gourais | goureras | gourerais | goures | gourasses | ||
| il se | goure | gourait | gourera | gourerait | goure | gourât | ||
| nous nous | gourons | gourions | gourerons | gourerions | gourions | gourassions | ||
| vous vous | gourez | gouriez | gourerez | goureriez | gouriez | gourassiez | ||
| ils se | gourent | gouraient | goureront | goureraient | gourent | gourassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je me | suis gouré | étais gouré | serai gouré | serais gouré | sois gouré | fusse gouré | ||
| tu te | es gouré | étais gouré | seras gouré | serais gouré | sois gouré | fusses gouré | ||
| il se | est gouré | était gouré | sera gouré | serait gouré | soit gouré | fût gouré | ||
| nous nous | sommes gourés | étions gourés | serons gourés | serions gourés | soyons gourés | fussions gourés | ||
| vous vous | êtes gouré(s) | étiez gouré(s) | serez gouré(s) | seriez gouré(s) | soyez gouré(s) | fussiez gouré(s) | ||
| ils se | sont gourés | étaient gourés | seront gourés | seraient gourés | soient gourés | fussent gourés | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je me | gourai | fus gouré | (tu) | goure-toi | Present | se gourant | ||
| tu te | gouras | fus gouré | (nous) | gourons-nous | Past | gouré | ||
| il se | goura | fut gouré | (vous) | gourez-vous | Perfect | s’étant gouré | ||
| nous nous | gourâmes | fûmes gourés | Past imperative | |||||
| vous vous | gourâtes | fûtes gouré(s) | n/a | Past infinitive | ||||
| ils se | gourèrent | furent gourés | s’être gouré | |||||
Se gourer is a pronominal, regular -er verb.

Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
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