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Conjugation of the French verb surprendre

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

surprendre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
surprendre	to surprise

Present		Scored
je surprends	I surprise
tu surprends	you surprise
il surprend	he surprises
elle surprend	she surprises
nous surprenons	we surprise
vous surprenez	you surprise
ils surprennent	they surprise
elles surprennent	they surprise

Imperfect		Scored
je surprenais	I was surprising
tu surprenais	you were surprising
il surprenait	he was surprising
elle surprenait	she was surprising
nous surprenions	we were surprising
vous surpreniez	you were surprising
ils surprenaient	they were surprising
elles surprenaient	they were surprising

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 surpris	I surprised
tu surpris	you surprised
il surprit	he surprised
elle surprit	she surprised
nous surprîmes	we surprised
vous surprîtes	you surprised
ils surprirent	they surprised
elles surprirent	they surprised

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

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

Future		Scored
je surprendrai	I will surprise
tu surprendras	you will surprise
il surprendra	he will surprise
elle surprendra	she will surprise
nous surprendrons	we will surprise
vous surprendrez	you will surprise
ils surprendront	they will surprise
elles surprendront	they will surprise

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

Conditional		Scored
je surprendrais	I would surprise
tu surprendrais	you would surprise
il surprendrait	he would surprise
elle surprendrait	she would surprise
nous surprendrions	we would surprise
vous surprendriez	you would surprise
ils surprendraient	they would surprise
elles surprendraient	they would surprise

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je surprenne	(... that) I surprise
(... que) tu surprennes	(... that) you surprise
(... que) il surprenne	(... that) he surprises
(... que) elle surprenne	(... that) she surprises
(... que) nous surprenions	(... that) we surprise
(... que) vous surpreniez	(... that) you surprise
(... que) ils surprennent	(... that) they surprise
(... que) elles surprennent	(... that) they surprise

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je surprisse	(... that) I was surprising
(... que) tu surprisses	(... that) you were surprising
(... que) il surprît	(... that) he was surprising
(... que) elle surprît	(... that) she was surprising
(... que) nous surprissions	(... that) we were surprising
(... que) vous surprissiez	(... that) you were surprising
(... que) ils surprissent	(... that) they were surprising
(... que) elles surprissent	(... that) they were surprising

Imperative		Scored
surprends	Surprise
surprenons	Let's surprise
surprenez	Surprise

Present Participle		Scored
surprenant	surprising

Past Participle		Scored
surpris	surprised

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