French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | surgis | surgissais | surgirai | surgirais | surgisse | surgisse | ||
| tu | surgis | surgissais | surgiras | surgirais | surgisses | surgisses | ||
| il | surgit | surgissait | surgira | surgirait | surgisse | surgît | ||
| nous | surgissons | surgissions | surgirons | surgirions | surgissions | surgissions | ||
| vous | surgissez | surgissiez | surgirez | surgiriez | surgissiez | surgissiez | ||
| ils | surgissent | surgissaient | surgiront | surgiraient | surgissent | surgissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai surgi | avais surgi | aurai surgi | aurais surgi | aie surgi | eusse surgi | ||
| tu | as surgi | avais surgi | auras surgi | aurais surgi | aies surgi | eusses surgi | ||
| il | a surgi | avait surgi | aura surgi | aurait surgi | ait surgi | eût surgi | ||
| nous | avons surgi | avions surgi | aurons surgi | aurions surgi | ayons surgi | eussions surgi | ||
| vous | avez surgi | aviez surgi | aurez surgi | auriez surgi | ayez surgi | eussiez surgi | ||
| ils | ont surgi | avaient surgi | auront surgi | auraient surgi | aient surgi | eussent surgi | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | surgis | eus surgi | (tu) | surgis | Present | surgissant | ||
| tu | surgis | eus surgi | (nous) | surgissons | Past | surgi | ||
| il | surgit | eut surgi | (vous) | surgissez | Perfect | ayant surgi | ||
| nous | surgîmes | eûmes surgi | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | surgîtes | eûtes surgi | (tu) | aie surgi | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | surgirent | eurent surgi | (nous) | ayons surgi | avoir surgi | |||
| (vous) | ayez surgi | |||||||
Surgir is a regular -ir verb.




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