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Conjugation of the French verb soupirer

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

soupirer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
soupirer	to sigh

Present		Scored
je soupire	I sigh
tu soupires	you sigh
il soupire	he sighs
elle soupire	she sighs
nous soupirons	we sigh
vous soupirez	you sigh
ils soupirent	they sigh
elles soupirent	they sigh

Imperfect		Scored
je soupirais	I was sighing
tu soupirais	you were sighing
il soupirait	he was sighing
elle soupirait	she was sighing
nous soupirions	we were sighing
vous soupiriez	you were sighing
ils soupiraient	they were sighing
elles soupiraient	they were sighing

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 soupirai	I sighed
tu soupiras	you sighed
il soupira	he sighed
elle soupira	she sighed
nous soupirâmes	we sighed
vous soupirâtes	you sighed
ils soupirèrent	they sighed
elles soupirèrent	they sighed

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

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

Future		Scored
je soupirerai	I will sigh
tu soupireras	you will sigh
il soupirera	he will sigh
elle soupirera	she will sigh
nous soupirerons	we will sigh
vous soupirerez	you will sigh
ils soupireront	they will sigh
elles soupireront	they will sigh

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

Conditional		Scored
je soupirerais	I would sigh
tu soupirerais	you would sigh
il soupirerait	he would sigh
elle soupirerait	she would sigh
nous soupirerions	we would sigh
vous soupireriez	you would sigh
ils soupireraient	they would sigh
elles soupireraient	they would sigh

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je soupire	(... that) I sigh
(... que) tu soupires	(... that) you sigh
(... que) il soupire	(... that) he sighs
(... que) elle soupire	(... that) she sighs
(... que) nous soupirions	(... that) we sigh
(... que) vous soupiriez	(... that) you sigh
(... que) ils soupirent	(... that) they sigh
(... que) elles soupirent	(... that) they sigh

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je soupirasse	(... that) I was sighing
(... que) tu soupirasses	(... that) you were sighing
(... que) il soupirât	(... that) he was sighing
(... que) elle soupirât	(... that) she was sighing
(... que) nous soupirassions	(... that) we were sighing
(... que) vous soupirassiez	(... that) you were sighing
(... que) ils soupirassent	(... that) they were sighing
(... que) elles soupirassent	(... that) they were sighing

Imperative		Scored
soupire	Sigh
soupirons	Let's sigh
soupirez	Sigh

Present Participle		Scored
soupirant	sighing

Past Participle		Scored
soupiré	sighed

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