French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | suffis | suffisais | suffirai | suffirais | suffise | suffisse | ||
| tu | suffis | suffisais | suffiras | suffirais | suffises | suffisses | ||
| il | suffit | suffisait | suffira | suffirait | suffise | suffît | ||
| nous | suffisons | suffisions | suffirons | suffirions | suffisions | suffissions | ||
| vous | suffisez | suffisiez | suffirez | suffiriez | suffisiez | suffissiez | ||
| ils | suffisent | suffisaient | suffiront | suffiraient | suffisent | suffissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai suffi | avais suffi | aurai suffi | aurais suffi | aie suffi | eusse suffi | ||
| tu | as suffi | avais suffi | auras suffi | aurais suffi | aies suffi | eusses suffi | ||
| il | a suffi | avait suffi | aura suffi | aurait suffi | ait suffi | eût suffi | ||
| nous | avons suffi | avions suffi | aurons suffi | aurions suffi | ayons suffi | eussions suffi | ||
| vous | avez suffi | aviez suffi | aurez suffi | auriez suffi | ayez suffi | eussiez suffi | ||
| ils | ont suffi | avaient suffi | auront suffi | auraient suffi | aient suffi | eussent suffi | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | suffis | eus suffi | (tu) | suffis | Present | suffisant | ||
| tu | suffis | eus suffi | (nous) | suffisons | Past | suffi | ||
| il | suffit | eut suffi | (vous) | suffisez | Perfect | ayant suffi | ||
| nous | suffîmes | eûmes suffi | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | suffîtes | eûtes suffi | (tu) | aie suffi | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | suffirent | eurent suffi | (nous) | ayons suffi | avoir suffi | |||
| (vous) | ayez suffi | |||||||
Suffire is an irregular -re verb.




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