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souffrir
to suffer
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I suffer |
| tu | you suffer |
| il/elle/on | he/she suffers |
| nous | we suffer |
| vous | you (plural/formal) suffer |
| ils/elles | they suffer |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I suffered; I have suffered |
| tu | you suffered; you have suffered |
| il/elle/on | he/she suffered; he/she has suffered |
| nous | we suffered; we have suffered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) suffered; you (plural/formal) have suffered |
| ils/elles | they suffered; they have suffered |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to suffer |
| tu | you used to suffer |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to suffer |
| nous | we used to suffer |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to suffer |
| ils/elles | they used to suffer |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had suffered |
| tu | you had suffered |
| il/elle/on | he/she had suffered |
| nous | we had suffered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had suffered |
| ils/elles | they had suffered |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will suffer |
| tu | you will suffer |
| il/elle/on | he/she will suffer |
| nous | we will suffer |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will suffer |
| ils/elles | they will suffer |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have suffered |
| tu | you will have suffered |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have suffered |
| nous | we will have suffered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have suffered |
| ils/elles | they will have suffered |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to suffer |
| tu | you are going to suffer |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to suffer |
| nous | we are going to suffer |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to suffer |
| ils/elles | they are going to suffer |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just suffered |
| tu | you have just suffered |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just suffered |
| nous | we have just suffered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just suffered |
| ils/elles | they have just suffered |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I suffered |
| tu | you suffered |
| il/elle/on | he/she suffered |
| nous | we suffered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) suffered |
| ils/elles | they suffered |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had suffered |
| tu | you had suffered |
| il/elle/on | he/she had suffered |
| nous | we had suffered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had suffered |
| ils/elles | they had suffered |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would suffer |
| tu | you would suffer |
| il/elle/on | he/she would suffer |
| nous | we would suffer |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would suffer |
| ils/elles | they would suffer |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have suffered |
| tu | you would have suffered |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have suffered |
| nous | we would have suffered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have suffered |
| ils/elles | they would have suffered |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have suffered |
| tu | you would have suffered |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have suffered |
| nous | we would have suffered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have suffered |
| ils/elles | they would have suffered |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I suffer |
| tu | (that) you suffer |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she suffers |
| nous | (that) we suffer |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) suffer |
| ils/elles | (that) they suffer |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have suffered |
| tu | (that) you have suffered |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has suffered |
| nous | (that) we have suffered |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have suffered |
| ils/elles | (that) they have suffered |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I suffered |
| tu | (that) you suffered |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she suffered |
| nous | (that) we suffered |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) suffered |
| ils/elles | (that) they suffered |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had suffered |
| tu | (that) you had suffered |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had suffered |
| nous | (that) we had suffered |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had suffered |
| ils/elles | (that) they had suffered |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | suffer! |
| nous | let's suffer! |
| vous | suffer! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have suffered by then! |
| nous | let's have suffered by then! |
| vous | have suffered by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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