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