Se marier Present Tense Conjugation in French
The present tense of se marier — “to get married” — is the form you need for habits, facts and what is happening now. This page gives you the complete present tense table for se marier, how it is formed, when to use it, the mistakes learners make with it, and a quiz to check yourself. The first example shows it in action: “Je me marie en juin à Paris.” — “I get married in June in Paris.”
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for se marier, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Present Tense conjugation of se marier
Every form in the table below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for se marier. se marier is a regular -er verb, so you can build the present tense from the regular endings once you know the stem.
Present indicative — se marier
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | marie |
| tu | maries |
| il/elle | marie |
| nous | marions |
| vous | mariez |
| ils/elles | marient |
The gerund of se marier is en mariant and the past participle is marié. You need the participle for the perfect tenses and the gerund for constructions with en.
How the present tense of se marier is formed
For a regular -er verb, the present tense is built on the stem se mari- (the infinitive se marier without its -er ending) plus the present tense endings: je → marie, tu → maries, il/elle → marie, nous → marions, vous → mariez, ils/elles → marient. So se marier gives marie, maries, marie, marions, mariez, marient. se marier is reflexive: the pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se) goes before the verb — “Je me marie en juin à Paris”. The tables show the bare verb form; the examples add the pronoun.
When to use the present tense of se marier
1. Habits and routines
Use the present tense for habits and routines. For example, with se marier: “Je me marie en juin à Paris tous les jours.” — “I get married in June in Paris.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
2. General truths and facts
Use the present tense for general truths and facts. For example, with se marier: “Tu te maries en juin à Paris en général.” — “You get married in June in Paris.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
3. What is happening right now
Use the present tense for what is happening right now. For example, with se marier: “Il se marie en juin à Paris maintenant.” — “He gets married in June in Paris.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
4. Scheduled plans and the near future
Use the present tense for scheduled plans and the near future. For example, with se marier: “Nous nous marions en juin à Paris demain.” — “We get married in June in Paris.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
5. Narration and instructions
Use the present tense for narration and instructions. For example, with se marier: “Ils se marient en juin à Paris souvent.” — “They get married in June in Paris.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
Present vs future: se marier now, se marier later
The present and the future both talk about things that have not happened yet in one sense, but they are not interchangeable. The present is for what is true now or already fixed; the future is for what will happen and is not yet certain. Compare the pairs below — the present form comes from this page, the future form from the full conjugation table.
Present Tense: “Je me marie en juin à Paris tous les jours.” — “I get married in June in Paris.”
Future: “Je me marierai en juin à Paris demain.” — “I will get married in June in Paris tomorrow.”
Present Tense: “Tu te maries en juin à Paris maintenant.” — “You get married in June in Paris.”
Future: “Tu te marieras en juin à Paris demain.” — “You will get married in June in Paris tomorrow.”
Present Tense: “Nous nous marions en juin à Paris en classe.” — “We get married in June in Paris.”
Future: “Nous nous marierons en juin à Paris demain.” — “We will get married in June in Paris tomorrow.”
Example sentences: se marier in the present tense
Six sentences using only the present tense of se marier, with English translations. Read them aloud — saying the forms is the fastest way to fix them in memory.
- “Je me marie en juin à Paris tous les jours.” — “I get married in June in Paris.”
- “Tu te maries en juin à Paris chaque matin.” — “You get married in June in Paris.”
- “Il se marie en juin à Paris souvent.” — “He gets married in June in Paris.”
- “Nous nous marions en juin à Paris maintenant.” — “We get married in June in Paris.”
- “Vous vous mariez en juin à Paris en général.” — “You get married in June in Paris.”
- “Ils se marient en juin à Paris le week-end.” — “They get married in June in Paris.”
Common mistakes with se marier in the present tense
Mistake 1: Using the infinitive instead of the present
Wrong: “Je se marier en juin à Paris.”
Right: “Je me marie en juin à Paris.”
The infinitive never takes a subject; use the conjugated form marie.
Mistake 2: Mixing up the persons
Wrong: “Tu marie en juin à Paris.”
Right: “Tu te maries en juin à Paris.”
After tu you need maries, not the je form marie. Each person has its own ending.
Mistake 3: Using the future for a habit
Wrong: “Je me marierai en juin à Paris.” (for something you do every day)
Right: “Je me marie en juin à Paris tous les jours.”
A habit takes the present, not the future. The future (marierai) is for what will happen.
Mistake 4: Dropping the reflexive pronoun
Wrong: “Je marie en juin à Paris.”
Right: “Je me marie en juin à Paris.”
se marier is reflexive: the pronoun is part of the verb.
Quiz: se marier in the present tense
What is the je form of se marier in the Present indicative?
- A) mariez
- B) maries
- C) marient
- D) marie
What is the tu form of se marier in the Present indicative?
- A) marie
- B) marient
- C) maries
- D) marions
What is the il/elle form of se marier in the Present indicative?
- A) marie
- B) marient
- C) marions
- D) maries
What is the nous form of se marier in the Present indicative?
- A) marions
- B) maries
- C) mariez
- D) marie
What is the vous form of se marier in the Present indicative?
- A) mariez
- B) marie
- C) marient
- D) maries
What is the ils/elles form of se marier in the Present indicative?
- A) maries
- B) marient
- C) marions
- D) mariez
What is the gerund of se marier?
- A) marié
- B) marierai
- C) en mariant
- D) marie
What does se marier mean in English?
- A) to go
- B) to get married
- C) to have
- D) to be
Answer key
- D) marie — the je form of se marier in the present indicative is marie.
- C) maries — the tu form of se marier in the present indicative is maries.
- A) marie — the il/elle form of se marier in the present indicative is marie.
- A) marions — the nous form of se marier in the present indicative is marions.
- A) mariez — the vous form of se marier in the present indicative is mariez.
- B) marient — the ils/elles form of se marier in the present indicative is marient.
- C) en mariant — the gerund of se marier is en mariant.
- B) to get married — se marier means “to get married” in English.
Frequently asked questions
How is the present tense of se marier formed?
From the stem plus the present endings — the full table is at the top of this page. The je form is marie and the ils form is marient.
When do I use the present tense of se marier?
Use it for habits, facts and things happening now. The five usage rules above, with examples, cover the situations you will meet most often.
What is the difference between the present tense and the future?
The present is for what is true now or happens regularly (marie), while the future is for what will happen (marierai). The contrast section above shows three pairs side by side.
Where can I see the full conjugation of se marier?
On the full conjugation page for se marier, which has every tense, plus examples and a longer quiz. The examples and quiz page has more sentences in context.
Practice drill
Say the six present tense forms of se marier in order, without looking: marie, maries, marie, marions, mariez, marient. Then write three sentences of your own — one about today, one about yesterday, one about tomorrow — using marie, suis marié and marierai. Check every form against the table above. When you can produce all six persons without looking, move on to the examples and quiz page.
Related pages
- se marier in the present tense — the full table and uses for this verb in the present tense.
- se marier examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- French verbs — the full hub of French conjugation pages.
- French present tense guide — how this tense works for regular verbs.
- Divorcer conjugation — another French verb to practise with.
- Spanish verbs — the full hub of Spanish conjugation pages.
- Verb Conjugator — practise se marier with the interactive tool.
- Verb Quiz — practise se marier with the interactive tool.
- Reflexive Verb Conjugator — practise reflexive verbs with the interactive tool.
- VerbFlow home — back to the start.