French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | souris | souriais | sourirai | sourirais | sourie | sourisse | ||
| tu | souris | souriais | souriras | sourirais | souries | sourisses | ||
| il | sourit | souriait | sourira | sourirait | sourie | sourît | ||
| nous | sourions | souriions | sourirons | souririons | souriions | sourissions | ||
| vous | souriez | souriiez | sourirez | souririez | souriiez | sourissiez | ||
| ils | sourient | souriaient | souriront | souriraient | sourient | sourissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai souri | avais souri | aurai souri | aurais souri | aie souri | eusse souri | ||
| tu | as souri | avais souri | auras souri | aurais souri | aies souri | eusses souri | ||
| il | a souri | avait souri | aura souri | aurait souri | ait souri | eût souri | ||
| nous | avons souri | avions souri | aurons souri | aurions souri | ayons souri | eussions souri | ||
| vous | avez souri | aviez souri | aurez souri | auriez souri | ayez souri | eussiez souri | ||
| ils | ont souri | avaient souri | auront souri | auraient souri | aient souri | eussent souri | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | souris | eus souri | (tu) | souris | Present | souriant | ||
| tu | souris | eus souri | (nous) | sourions | Past | souri | ||
| il | sourit | eut souri | (vous) | souriez | Perfect | ayant souri | ||
| nous | sourîmes | eûmes souri | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | sourîtes | eûtes souri | (tu) | aie souri | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | sourirent | eurent souri | (nous) | ayons souri | avoir souri | |||
| (vous) | ayez souri | |||||||
Sourire is an irregular -re verb.
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