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Past of the French verb surprendre

The past tense conjugations for the French verb surprendre, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



ImperfectScored
je surprenaisI was surprising
tu surprenaisyou were surprising
il surprenaithe was surprising
elle surprenaitshe was surprising
nous surprenionswe were surprising
vous surpreniezyou were surprising
ils surprenaientthey were surprising
elles surprenaientthey were surprising

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 surprisI surprised
tu surprisyou surprised
il surprithe surprised
elle surpritshe surprised
nous surprîmeswe surprised
vous surprîtesyou surprised
ils surprirentthey surprised
elles surprirentthey surprised

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai surprisI have surprised
tu as surprisyou have surprised
il a surprishe has surprised
elle a surprisshe has surprised
nous avons surpriswe have surprised
vous avez surprisyou have surprised
ils ont surpristhey have surprised
elles ont surpristhey have surprised

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