French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je me | lamente | lamentais | lamenterai | lamenterais | lamente | lamentasse | ||
| tu te | lamentes | lamentais | lamenteras | lamenterais | lamentes | lamentasses | ||
| il se | lamente | lamentait | lamentera | lamenterait | lamente | lamentât | ||
| nous nous | lamentons | lamentions | lamenterons | lamenterions | lamentions | lamentassions | ||
| vous vous | lamentez | lamentiez | lamenterez | lamenteriez | lamentiez | lamentassiez | ||
| ils se | lamentent | lamentaient | lamenteront | lamenteraient | lamentent | lamentassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je me | suis lamenté | étais lamenté | serai lamenté | serais lamenté | sois lamenté | fusse lamenté | ||
| tu te | es lamenté | étais lamenté | seras lamenté | serais lamenté | sois lamenté | fusses lamenté | ||
| il se | est lamenté | était lamenté | sera lamenté | serait lamenté | soit lamenté | fût lamenté | ||
| nous nous | sommes lamentés | étions lamentés | serons lamentés | serions lamentés | soyons lamentés | fussions lamentés | ||
| vous vous | êtes lamenté(s) | étiez lamenté(s) | serez lamenté(s) | seriez lamenté(s) | soyez lamenté(s) | fussiez lamenté(s) | ||
| ils se | sont lamentés | étaient lamentés | seront lamentés | seraient lamentés | soient lamentés | fussent lamentés | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je me | lamentai | fus lamenté | (tu) | lamente-toi | Present | se lamentant | ||
| tu te | lamentas | fus lamenté | (nous) | lamentons-nous | Past | lamenté | ||
| il se | lamenta | fut lamenté | (vous) | lamentez-vous | Perfect | s’étant lamenté | ||
| nous nous | lamentâmes | fûmes lamentés | Past imperative | |||||
| vous vous | lamentâtes | fûtes lamenté(s) | n/a | Past infinitive | ||||
| ils se | lamentèrent | furent lamentés | s’être lamenté | |||||
Se lamenter is a pronominal, regular -er verb.
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