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surmonter
to overcome
Regular · 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 overcome |
| tu | you overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she overcomes |
| nous | we overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) overcome |
| ils/elles | they overcome |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I overcame; I have overcome |
| tu | you overcame; you have overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she overcame; he/she has overcome |
| nous | we overcame; we have overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) overcame; you (plural/formal) have overcome |
| ils/elles | they overcame; they have overcome |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to overcome |
| tu | you used to overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to overcome |
| nous | we used to overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to overcome |
| ils/elles | they used to overcome |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had overcome |
| tu | you had overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she had overcome |
| nous | we had overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had overcome |
| ils/elles | they had overcome |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will overcome |
| tu | you will overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she will overcome |
| nous | we will overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will overcome |
| ils/elles | they will overcome |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have overcome |
| tu | you will have overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have overcome |
| nous | we will have overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have overcome |
| ils/elles | they will have overcome |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to overcome |
| tu | you are going to overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to overcome |
| nous | we are going to overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to overcome |
| ils/elles | they are going to overcome |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just overcome |
| tu | you have just overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just overcome |
| nous | we have just overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just overcome |
| ils/elles | they have just overcome |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I overcame |
| tu | you overcame |
| il/elle/on | he/she overcame |
| nous | we overcame |
| vous | you (plural/formal) overcame |
| ils/elles | they overcame |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had overcome |
| tu | you had overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she had overcome |
| nous | we had overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had overcome |
| ils/elles | they had overcome |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would overcome |
| tu | you would overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she would overcome |
| nous | we would overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would overcome |
| ils/elles | they would overcome |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have overcome |
| tu | you would have overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have overcome |
| nous | we would have overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have overcome |
| ils/elles | they would have overcome |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have overcome |
| tu | you would have overcome |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have overcome |
| nous | we would have overcome |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have overcome |
| ils/elles | they would have overcome |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I overcome |
| tu | (that) you overcome |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she overcomes |
| nous | (that) we overcome |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) overcome |
| ils/elles | (that) they overcome |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have overcome |
| tu | (that) you have overcome |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has overcome |
| nous | (that) we have overcome |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have overcome |
| ils/elles | (that) they have overcome |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I overcame |
| tu | (that) you overcame |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she overcame |
| nous | (that) we overcame |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) overcame |
| ils/elles | (that) they overcame |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had overcome |
| tu | (that) you had overcome |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had overcome |
| nous | (that) we had overcome |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had overcome |
| ils/elles | (that) they had overcome |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | overcome! |
| nous | let's overcome! |
| vous | overcome! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have overcome by then! |
| nous | let's have overcome by then! |
| vous | have overcome by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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