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