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Conjugation of the French verb survivre

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

survivre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
survivre	to survive

Present		Scored
je survis	I survive
tu survis	you survive
il survit	he survives
elle survit	she survives
nous survivons	we survive
vous survivez	you survive
ils survivent	they survive
elles survivent	they survive

Imperfect		Scored
je survivais	I was surviving
tu survivais	you were surviving
il survivait	he was surviving
elle survivait	she was surviving
nous survivions	we were surviving
vous surviviez	you were surviving
ils survivaient	they were surviving
elles survivaient	they were surviving

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 survécus	I survived
tu survécus	you survived
il survécut	he survived
elle survécut	she survived
nous survécûmes	we survived
vous survécûtes	you survived
ils survécurent	they survived
elles survécurent	they survived

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

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

Future		Scored
je survivrai	I will survive
tu survivras	you will survive
il survivra	he will survive
elle survivra	she will survive
nous survivrons	we will survive
vous survivrez	you will survive
ils survivront	they will survive
elles survivront	they will survive

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

Conditional		Scored
je survivrais	I would survive
tu survivrais	you would survive
il survivrait	he would survive
elle survivrait	she would survive
nous survivrions	we would survive
vous survivriez	you would survive
ils survivraient	they would survive
elles survivraient	they would survive

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je survive	(... that) I survive
(... que) tu survives	(... that) you survive
(... que) il survive	(... that) he survives
(... que) elle survive	(... that) she survives
(... que) nous survivions	(... that) we survive
(... que) vous surviviez	(... that) you survive
(... que) ils survivent	(... that) they survive
(... que) elles survivent	(... that) they survive

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je survécusse	(... that) I was surviving
(... que) tu survécusses	(... that) you were surviving
(... que) il survécût	(... that) he was surviving
(... que) elle survécût	(... that) she was surviving
(... que) nous survécussions	(... that) we were surviving
(... que) vous survécussiez	(... that) you were surviving
(... que) ils survécussent	(... that) they were surviving
(... que) elles survécussent	(... that) they were surviving

Imperative		Scored
survis	Survive
survivons	Let's survive
survivez	Survive

Present Participle		Scored
survivant	surviving

Past Participle		Scored
survécu	survived

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