Conjugate the Irregular French Verb 'Se Souvenir' ('to Remember')

Se souvenir is an irregular pronominal verb, which means the full conjugation doesn't adhere to a pattern (irregular) and the root verb souvenir must be preceded by the impersonal reflexive pronoun se, which changes to agree with the subject. The full verb is actually se souvenir de because the verb is followed by de when there is an object ("I remember something.") 

In the table below are all the simple conjugations of se souvenir de; compound conjugations, which include a form of the auxiliary verb être and the past participle souvenu, are not included here.

The grammatical term "pronominal," actually means "relating to a pronoun." In this case, it's a reflexive pronoun. So pronominal verbs need both a subject pronoun and a reflexive pronoun, like this:

   Nous nous habillons. > We're getting dressed (dressing ourselves).
   Tu te baignes. > You're taking a bath (bathing yourself).

'Se Souvenir de' Is Irregular 

Se souvenir de, because it is irregular, follows its own conjugations; to use it you will have to memorize them because they don't follow the patterns that regular verbs do. In the compound conjugations, pronominal verbs usually require agreement.

There are a few kinds of French pronominal verbs. But in general, we can say the action and, thus construction, of the pronominal verb is reflexive or reciprocal.  

Types of Pronominal Verbs

1. Reflexive verbs: subject acts on itself. 
2. Reciprocal verbs: subjects act on one another
3. Idiomatic pronominal verbs: reflexive pronoun changes the meaning of the verb
4. Intrinsically pronominal verbs: verb can only be used pronominally

'Se Souvenir de' is Reflexive

Se souvenir de is a reflexive pronominal verb. The most common pronominal verbs are reflexive verbs (verbes à sens réfléchi), which indicate that the subject of the verb is performing the action upon himself, herself or itself.

Reflexive verbs mainly have to do with parts of the body, clothing, personal circumstance or location. Note that when referring to parts of the body, the French possessive pronoun is rarely used; instead, the owner is indicated with a reflexive pronoun, and a definite article precedes the body part.

Common Reflexive Pronominal Verbs

•    s'adresser à > to address, speak to
•    s'approcher de > to approach
•    s'asseoir > to sit down
•    se baigner > to bathe, swim
•    se brosser (les cheveux, les dents) > to brush (one's hair, one's teeth)
•    se casser (la jambe, le bras) > to break (one's leg, one's arm)
•    se coiffer > to fix one's hair
•    se coucher > to go to bed
•    se couper  > to cut oneself
•    se dépêcher >  to hurry
•    se déshabiller > to get undressed
•    se doucher > to take a shower
•    s'énerver > to get annoyed
•    s'enrhumer > to catch a cold
•    se fâcher > to get angry
•    se fatiguer > to get tired
•    se fier > to trust
•    s'habiller > to get dressed
•    s'habituer à > to get used to
•    s'imaginer > to imagine
•    s'intéresser à  > to be interested in
•    se laver (les mains, la figure) > to wash (one's hands, one's face)
•    se lever > to get up
•    se maquiller > to put on makeup
•    se marier (avec) > to get married (to)
•    se méfier de > to mistrust, distrust, beware of/about
•    se moquer de > to make fun of (someone else)
•    se moucher > to blow one's nose
•    se noyer > to drown
•    se peigner > to comb one's hair
•    se promener > to take a walk
•    se raser > to shave
•    se refroidir > to cool down, get cold

•    se regarder > to look at oneself
•    se reposer > to rest
•    se réveiller > to wake up
•    se soûler > to get drunk
•    se souvenir de > to remember
•    se taire > to be quiet

 Examples

•    Il se souvient d'avoir reçu cette lettre. > He remembers receiving this letter.
•   Je me souviens de votre gentillesse. > I remember your kindness.
•   Tu te reposes. > You're resting.
•   Il se lève à 8h00. > He gets up at 8:00.

Simple Conjugations of the Irregular Pronominal French Verb 'Se Souvenir'

	Present	Future	Imperfect	Present participle
je me	souviens	souviendrai	souvenais	se souvenant
tu te	souviens	souviendras	souvenais
il se	souvient	souviendra	souvenait	Passé composé
nous nous	souvenons	souviendrons	souvenions	Auxiliary verb être
vous vous	souvenez	souviendrez	souveniez	Past participle souvenu
ils se	souviennent	souviendront	souvenaient
	Subjunctive	Conditional	Passé simple	Imperfect subjunctive
je me	souvienne	souviendrais	souvins	souvinsse
tu te	souviennes	souviendrais	souvins	souvinsses
il se	souvienne	souviendrait	souvint	souvînt
nous nous	souvenions	souviendrions	souvînmes	souvinssions
vous vous	souveniez	souviendriez	souvîntes	souvinssiez
ils se	souviennent	souviendraient	souvinrent	souvinssent

	Imperative
(tu)	souviens-toi
(nous)	souvenons-nous
(vous)	souvenez-vous