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Conjugation of the French verb souffrir

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

souffrir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
souffrir	to suffer

Present		Scored
je souffre	I suffer
tu souffres	you suffer
il souffre	he suffers
elle souffre	she suffers
nous souffrons	we suffer
vous souffrez	you suffer
ils souffrent	they suffer
elles souffrent	they suffer

Imperfect		Scored
je souffrais	I was suffering
tu souffrais	you were suffering
il souffrait	he was suffering
elle souffrait	she was suffering
nous souffrions	we were suffering
vous souffriez	you were suffering
ils souffraient	they were suffering
elles souffraient	they were suffering

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 souffris	I suffered
tu souffris	you suffered
il souffrit	he suffered
elle souffrit	she suffered
nous souffrîmes	we suffered
vous souffrîtes	you suffered
ils souffrirent	they suffered
elles souffrirent	they suffered

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

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

Future		Scored
je souffrirai	I will suffer
tu souffriras	you will suffer
il souffrira	he will suffer
elle souffrira	she will suffer
nous souffrirons	we will suffer
vous souffrirez	you will suffer
ils souffriront	they will suffer
elles souffriront	they will suffer

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 souffert	I will have suffered
tu auras souffert	you will have suffered
il aura souffert	he will have suffered
elle aura souffert	she will have suffered
nous aurons souffert	we will have suffered
vous aurez souffert	you will have suffered
ils auront souffert	they will have suffered
elles auront souffert	they will have suffered

Conditional		Scored
je souffrirais	I would suffer
tu souffrirais	you would suffer
il souffrirait	he would suffer
elle souffrirait	she would suffer
nous souffririons	we would suffer
vous souffririez	you would suffer
ils souffriraient	they would suffer
elles souffriraient	they would suffer

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 souffert	I would have suffered
tu aurais souffert	you would have suffered
il aurait souffert	he would have suffered
elle aurait souffert	she would have suffered
nous aurions souffert	we would have suffered
vous auriez souffert	you would have suffered
ils auraient souffert	they would have suffered
elles auraient souffert	they would have suffered

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je souffre	(... that) I suffer
(... que) tu souffres	(... that) you suffer
(... que) il souffre	(... that) he suffers
(... que) elle souffre	(... that) she suffers
(... que) nous souffrions	(... that) we suffer
(... que) vous souffriez	(... that) you suffer
(... que) ils souffrent	(... that) they suffer
(... que) elles souffrent	(... that) they suffer

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je souffrisse	(... that) I was suffering
(... que) tu souffrisses	(... that) you were suffering
(... que) il souffrît	(... that) he was suffering
(... que) elle souffrît	(... that) she was suffering
(... que) nous souffrissions	(... that) we were suffering
(... que) vous souffrissiez	(... that) you were suffering
(... que) ils souffrissent	(... that) they were suffering
(... que) elles souffrissent	(... that) they were suffering

Imperative		Scored
souffre	Suffer
souffrons	Let's suffer
souffrez	Suffer

Present Participle		Scored
souffrant	suffering

Past Participle		Scored
souffert	suffered

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