French verb conjugation
surprendre
irregular"to surprise, to catch out, to overhear" — irregular French verb
Forms you may meet: surprit, surprît, surpris, surprends, surprendrai.
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Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | surprends | surprenais | surpris | surprendrai |
| 2sg | surprends | surprenais | surpris | surprendras |
| 3sg | surprend | surprenait | surprit | surprendra |
| 1pl | surprenons | surprenions | surprîmes | surprendrons |
| 2pl | surprenez | surpreniez | surprîtes | surprendrez |
| 3pl | surprennent | surprenaient | surprirent | surprendront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | surprenne | surprisse |
| 2sg | surprennes | surprisses |
| 3sg | surprenne | surprît |
| 1pl | surprenions | surprissions |
| 2pl | surpreniez | surprissiez |
| 3pl | surprennent | surprissent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | surprendrais |
| 2sg | surprendrais |
| 3sg | surprendrait |
| 1pl | surprendrions |
| 2pl | surprendriez |
| 3pl | surprendraient |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | surprends |
| 1pl | surprenons |
| 2pl | surprenez |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- surprendre
- Past participle
- surpris
- Present participle
- surprenant
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