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Conjugation of the French verb surpasser

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

surpasser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
surpasser	to surpass

Present		Scored
je surpasse	I surpass
tu surpasses	you surpass
il surpasse	he surpasses
elle surpasse	she surpasses
nous surpassons	we surpass
vous surpassez	you surpass
ils surpassent	they surpass
elles surpassent	they surpass

Imperfect		Scored
je surpassais	I was surpassing
tu surpassais	you were surpassing
il surpassait	he was surpassing
elle surpassait	she was surpassing
nous surpassions	we were surpassing
vous surpassiez	you were surpassing
ils surpassaient	they were surpassing
elles surpassaient	they were surpassing

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 surpassai	I surpassed
tu surpassas	you surpassed
il surpassa	he surpassed
elle surpassa	she surpassed
nous surpassâmes	we surpassed
vous surpassâtes	you surpassed
ils surpassèrent	they surpassed
elles surpassèrent	they surpassed

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

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

Future		Scored
je surpasserai	I will surpass
tu surpasseras	you will surpass
il surpassera	he will surpass
elle surpassera	she will surpass
nous surpasserons	we will surpass
vous surpasserez	you will surpass
ils surpasseront	they will surpass
elles surpasseront	they will surpass

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

Conditional		Scored
je surpasserais	I would surpass
tu surpasserais	you would surpass
il surpasserait	he would surpass
elle surpasserait	she would surpass
nous surpasserions	we would surpass
vous surpasseriez	you would surpass
ils surpasseraient	they would surpass
elles surpasseraient	they would surpass

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je surpasse	(... that) I surpass
(... que) tu surpasses	(... that) you surpass
(... que) il surpasse	(... that) he surpasses
(... que) elle surpasse	(... that) she surpasses
(... que) nous surpassions	(... that) we surpass
(... que) vous surpassiez	(... that) you surpass
(... que) ils surpassent	(... that) they surpass
(... que) elles surpassent	(... that) they surpass

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je surpassasse	(... that) I was surpassing
(... que) tu surpassasses	(... that) you were surpassing
(... que) il surpassât	(... that) he was surpassing
(... que) elle surpassât	(... that) she was surpassing
(... que) nous surpassassions	(... that) we were surpassing
(... que) vous surpassassiez	(... that) you were surpassing
(... que) ils surpassassent	(... that) they were surpassing
(... que) elles surpassassent	(... that) they were surpassing

Imperative		Scored
surpasse	Surpass
surpassons	Let's surpass
surpassez	Surpass

Present Participle		Scored
surpassant	surpassing

Past Participle		Scored
surpassé	surpassed

Regular conjugation

Irregular conjugation

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