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Conjugation of the French verb souhaiter

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb souhaiter, along with their English translations.

souhaiter is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
souhaiter	to wish

Present		Scored
je souhaite	I wish
tu souhaites	you wish
il souhaite	he wishes
elle souhaite	she wishes
nous souhaitons	we wish
vous souhaitez	you wish
ils souhaitent	they wish
elles souhaitent	they wish

Imperfect		Scored
je souhaitais	I was wishing
tu souhaitais	you were wishing
il souhaitait	he was wishing
elle souhaitait	she was wishing
nous souhaitions	we were wishing
vous souhaitiez	you were wishing
ils souhaitaient	they were wishing
elles souhaitaient	they were wishing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je souhaitai	I wished
tu souhaitas	you wished
il souhaita	he wished
elle souhaita	she wished
nous souhaitâmes	we wished
vous souhaitâtes	you wished
ils souhaitèrent	they wished
elles souhaitèrent	they wished

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai souhaité	I have wished
tu as souhaité	you have wished
il a souhaité	he has wished
elle a souhaité	she has wished
nous avons souhaité	we have wished
vous avez souhaité	you have wished
ils ont souhaité	they have wished
elles ont souhaité	they have wished

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais souhaité	I had wished
tu avais souhaité	you had wished
il avait souhaité	he had wished
elle avait souhaité	she had wished
nous avions souhaité	we had wished
vous aviez souhaité	you had wished
ils avaient souhaité	they had wished
elles avaient souhaité	they had wished

Future		Scored
je souhaiterai	I will wish
tu souhaiteras	you will wish
il souhaitera	he will wish
elle souhaitera	she will wish
nous souhaiterons	we will wish
vous souhaiterez	you will wish
ils souhaiteront	they will wish
elles souhaiteront	they will wish

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai souhaité	I will have wished
tu auras souhaité	you will have wished
il aura souhaité	he will have wished
elle aura souhaité	she will have wished
nous aurons souhaité	we will have wished
vous aurez souhaité	you will have wished
ils auront souhaité	they will have wished
elles auront souhaité	they will have wished

Conditional		Scored
je souhaiterais	I would wish
tu souhaiterais	you would wish
il souhaiterait	he would wish
elle souhaiterait	she would wish
nous souhaiterions	we would wish
vous souhaiteriez	you would wish
ils souhaiteraient	they would wish
elles souhaiteraient	they would wish

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais souhaité	I would have wished
tu aurais souhaité	you would have wished
il aurait souhaité	he would have wished
elle aurait souhaité	she would have wished
nous aurions souhaité	we would have wished
vous auriez souhaité	you would have wished
ils auraient souhaité	they would have wished
elles auraient souhaité	they would have wished

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je souhaite	(... that) I wish
(... que) tu souhaites	(... that) you wish
(... que) il souhaite	(... that) he wishes
(... que) elle souhaite	(... that) she wishes
(... que) nous souhaitions	(... that) we wish
(... que) vous souhaitiez	(... that) you wish
(... que) ils souhaitent	(... that) they wish
(... que) elles souhaitent	(... that) they wish

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je souhaitasse	(... that) I was wishing
(... que) tu souhaitasses	(... that) you were wishing
(... que) il souhaitât	(... that) he was wishing
(... que) elle souhaitât	(... that) she was wishing
(... que) nous souhaitassions	(... that) we were wishing
(... que) vous souhaitassiez	(... that) you were wishing
(... que) ils souhaitassent	(... that) they were wishing
(... que) elles souhaitassent	(... that) they were wishing

Imperative		Scored
souhaite	Wish
souhaitons	Let's wish
souhaitez	Wish

Present Participle		Scored
souhaitant	wishing

Past Participle		Scored
souhaité	wished

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