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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.



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
souhaiterto wish

PresentScored
je souhaiteI wish
tu souhaitesyou wish
il souhaitehe wishes
elle souhaiteshe wishes
nous souhaitonswe wish
vous souhaitezyou wish
ils souhaitentthey wish
elles souhaitentthey wish

ImperfectScored
je souhaitaisI was wishing
tu souhaitaisyou were wishing
il souhaitaithe was wishing
elle souhaitaitshe was wishing
nous souhaitionswe were wishing
vous souhaitiezyou were wishing
ils souhaitaientthey were wishing
elles souhaitaientthey 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 souhaitaiI wished
tu souhaitasyou wished
il souhaitahe wished
elle souhaitashe wished
nous souhaitâmeswe wished
vous souhaitâtesyou wished
ils souhaitèrentthey wished
elles souhaitèrentthey wished

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai souhaitéI have wished
tu as souhaitéyou have wished
il a souhaitéhe has wished
elle a souhaitéshe has wished
nous avons souhaitéwe have wished
vous avez souhaitéyou have wished
ils ont souhaitéthey have wished
elles ont souhaitéthey have wished

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais souhaitéI had wished
tu avais souhaitéyou had wished
il avait souhaitéhe had wished
elle avait souhaitéshe had wished
nous avions souhaitéwe had wished
vous aviez souhaitéyou had wished
ils avaient souhaitéthey had wished
elles avaient souhaitéthey had wished

FutureScored
je souhaiteraiI will wish
tu souhaiterasyou will wish
il souhaiterahe will wish
elle souhaiterashe will wish
nous souhaiteronswe will wish
vous souhaiterezyou will wish
ils souhaiterontthey will wish
elles souhaiterontthey 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 souhaitéI will have wished
tu auras souhaitéyou will have wished
il aura souhaitéhe will have wished
elle aura souhaitéshe will have wished
nous aurons souhaitéwe will have wished
vous aurez souhaitéyou will have wished
ils auront souhaitéthey will have wished
elles auront souhaitéthey will have wished

ConditionalScored
je souhaiteraisI would wish
tu souhaiteraisyou would wish
il souhaiteraithe would wish
elle souhaiteraitshe would wish
nous souhaiterionswe would wish
vous souhaiteriezyou would wish
ils souhaiteraientthey would wish
elles souhaiteraientthey 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 souhaitéI would have wished
tu aurais souhaitéyou would have wished
il aurait souhaitéhe would have wished
elle aurait souhaitéshe would have wished
nous aurions souhaitéwe would have wished
vous auriez souhaitéyou would have wished
ils auraient souhaitéthey would have wished
elles auraient souhaitéthey would have wished

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... 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 SubjunctiveScored
(... 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

ImperativeScored
souhaite Wish
souhaitonsLet's wish
souhaitez Wish

Present ParticipleScored
souhaitant wishing

Past ParticipleScored
souhaité wished

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