se contrôler
Grammar Patterns
Sentence Patterns
Je dois me contrôler.
I need to control myself. (This is a basic, direct statement.)
Il ne peut pas se contrôler.
He cannot control himself. (Simple negative construction.)
Elle essaie de se contrôler quand elle est en colère.
She tries to control herself when she is angry. (Introduces a subordinate clause with 'quand'.)
Vous devriez apprendre à mieux vous contrôler.
You should learn to control yourself better. (Uses the conditional 'devriez' for advice.)
C'est important de se contrôler dans des situations difficiles.
It's important to control oneself in difficult situations. (Uses the impersonal 'C'est important de'.)
Pour se contrôler, il faut de la pratique.
To control oneself, practice is needed. (Uses an infinitive clause as a subject.)
Malgré la provocation, il a réussi à se contrôler.
Despite the provocation, he managed to control himself. (Introduces 'malgré' for concession.)
Je me suis rendu compte qu'il fallait se contrôler davantage.
I realized that it was necessary to control oneself more. (Uses a more complex past tense and 'il fallait'.)
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