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Conjugation of the French verb subir

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

subir is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
subir	to undergo

Present		Scored
je subis	I undergo
tu subis	you undergo
il subit	he undergoes
elle subit	she undergoes
nous subissons	we undergo
vous subissez	you undergo
ils subissent	they undergo
elles subissent	they undergo

Imperfect		Scored
je subissais	I was undergoing
tu subissais	you were undergoing
il subissait	he was undergoing
elle subissait	she was undergoing
nous subissions	we were undergoing
vous subissiez	you were undergoing
ils subissaient	they were undergoing
elles subissaient	they were undergoing

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 subis	I underwent
tu subis	you underwent
il subit	he underwent
elle subit	she underwent
nous subîmes	we underwent
vous subîtes	you underwent
ils subirent	they underwent
elles subirent	they underwent

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

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

Future		Scored
je subirai	I will undergo
tu subiras	you will undergo
il subira	he will undergo
elle subira	she will undergo
nous subirons	we will undergo
vous subirez	you will undergo
ils subiront	they will undergo
elles subiront	they will undergo

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

Conditional		Scored
je subirais	I would undergo
tu subirais	you would undergo
il subirait	he would undergo
elle subirait	she would undergo
nous subirions	we would undergo
vous subiriez	you would undergo
ils subiraient	they would undergo
elles subiraient	they would undergo

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je subisse	(... that) I undergo
(... que) tu subisses	(... that) you undergo
(... que) il subisse	(... that) he undergoes
(... que) elle subisse	(... that) she undergoes
(... que) nous subissions	(... that) we undergo
(... que) vous subissiez	(... that) you undergo
(... que) ils subissent	(... that) they undergo
(... que) elles subissent	(... that) they undergo

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je subisse	(... that) I was undergoing
(... que) tu subisses	(... that) you were undergoing
(... que) il subît	(... that) he was undergoing
(... que) elle subît	(... that) she was undergoing
(... que) nous subissions	(... that) we were undergoing
(... que) vous subissiez	(... that) you were undergoing
(... que) ils subissent	(... that) they were undergoing
(... que) elles subissent	(... that) they were undergoing

Imperative		Scored
subis	Undergo
subissons	Let's undergo
subissez	Undergo

Present Participle		Scored
subissant	undergoing

Past Participle		Scored
subi	undergone

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