French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | surmène | surmenais | surmènerai | surmènerais | surmène | surmenasse | ||
| tu | surmènes | surmenais | surmèneras | surmènerais | surmènes | surmenasses | ||
| il | surmène | surmenait | surmènera | surmènerait | surmène | surmenât | ||
| nous | surmenons | surmenions | surmènerons | surmènerions | surmenions | surmenassions | ||
| vous | surmenez | surmeniez | surmènerez | surmèneriez | surmeniez | surmenassiez | ||
| ils | surmènent | surmenaient | surmèneront | surmèneraient | surmènent | surmenassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai surmené | avais surmené | aurai surmené | aurais surmené | aie surmené | eusse surmené | ||
| tu | as surmené | avais surmené | auras surmené | aurais surmené | aies surmené | eusses surmené | ||
| il | a surmené | avait surmené | aura surmené | aurait surmené | ait surmené | eût surmené | ||
| nous | avons surmené | avions surmené | aurons surmené | aurions surmené | ayons surmené | eussions surmené | ||
| vous | avez surmené | aviez surmené | aurez surmené | auriez surmené | ayez surmené | eussiez surmené | ||
| ils | ont surmené | avaient surmené | auront surmené | auraient surmené | aient surmené | eussent surmené | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | surmenai | eus surmené | (tu) | surmène | Present | surmenant | ||
| tu | surmenas | eus surmené | (nous) | surmenons | Past | surmené | ||
| il | surmena | eut surmené | (vous) | surmenez | Perfect | ayant surmené | ||
| nous | surmenâmes | eûmes surmené | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | surmenâtes | eûtes surmené | (tu) | aie surmené | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | surmenèrent | eurent surmené | (nous) | ayons surmené | avoir surmené | |||
| (vous) | ayez surmené | |||||||
Surmener is a stem-changing verb (e to è).



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