All verbs

/sitye/to situateB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive se situer for where something is

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
situons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

situ-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

situ-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

situ-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

situ-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

situ-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
situer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

situer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

situer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

situer

Past participle
situé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

situé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

situé

Conjugation

présent
Ije situe/ʒə sity/I situate
youtu situes/ty sity/you situate
he/sheil situe/il sity/he situates
wenous situons/nu sityɔ̃/we situate
youvous situez/vu sitye/you situate
theyils situent/il sity/they situate

Examples

  • Ça se situe au bord de la mer.

    /sa sə si.ty o bɔʁ də la mɛʁ/

    It's by the sea.

  • Où est-ce que ça se situe ?

    /u ɛs kə sa sə si.ty/

    Whereabouts is it?

  • Je n'arrive pas à le situer.

    /ʒə na.ʁiv pa.z‿a lə si.ty.e/

    I can't quite place it.

Set phrases

  • se situer

    to be located, to be set

  • la situation

    the situation; the location

Notes

  • se situer is the natural way to say where something is located — more precise than être.

  • Je n'arrive pas à le situer means you can't place someone — you know the face but not the name.