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Conjugation of the French verb surveiller

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

surveiller is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
surveiller	to monitor

Present		Scored
je surveille	I monitor
tu surveilles	you monitor
il surveille	he monitors
elle surveille	she monitors
nous surveillons	we monitor
vous surveillez	you monitor
ils surveillent	they monitor
elles surveillent	they monitor

Imperfect		Scored
je surveillais	I was monitoring
tu surveillais	you were monitoring
il surveillait	he was monitoring
elle surveillait	she was monitoring
nous surveillions	we were monitoring
vous surveilliez	you were monitoring
ils surveillaient	they were monitoring
elles surveillaient	they were monitoring

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 surveillai	I monitored
tu surveillas	you monitored
il surveilla	he monitored
elle surveilla	she monitored
nous surveillâmes	we monitored
vous surveillâtes	you monitored
ils surveillèrent	they monitored
elles surveillèrent	they monitored

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

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

Future		Scored
je surveillerai	I will monitor
tu surveilleras	you will monitor
il surveillera	he will monitor
elle surveillera	she will monitor
nous surveillerons	we will monitor
vous surveillerez	you will monitor
ils surveilleront	they will monitor
elles surveilleront	they will monitor

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

Conditional		Scored
je surveillerais	I would monitor
tu surveillerais	you would monitor
il surveillerait	he would monitor
elle surveillerait	she would monitor
nous surveillerions	we would monitor
vous surveilleriez	you would monitor
ils surveilleraient	they would monitor
elles surveilleraient	they would monitor

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je surveille	(... that) I monitor
(... que) tu surveilles	(... that) you monitor
(... que) il surveille	(... that) he monitors
(... que) elle surveille	(... that) she monitors
(... que) nous surveillions	(... that) we monitor
(... que) vous surveilliez	(... that) you monitor
(... que) ils surveillent	(... that) they monitor
(... que) elles surveillent	(... that) they monitor

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je surveillasse	(... that) I was monitoring
(... que) tu surveillasses	(... that) you were monitoring
(... que) il surveillât	(... that) he was monitoring
(... que) elle surveillât	(... that) she was monitoring
(... que) nous surveillassions	(... that) we were monitoring
(... que) vous surveillassiez	(... that) you were monitoring
(... que) ils surveillassent	(... that) they were monitoring
(... que) elles surveillassent	(... that) they were monitoring

Imperative		Scored
surveille	Monitor
surveillons	Let's monitor
surveillez	Monitor

Present Participle		Scored
surveillant	monitoring

Past Participle		Scored
surveillé	monitored

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