French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | surmonte | surmontais | surmonterai | surmonterais | surmonte | surmontasse | ||
| tu | surmontes | surmontais | surmonteras | surmonterais | surmontes | surmontasses | ||
| il | surmonte | surmontait | surmontera | surmonterait | surmonte | surmontât | ||
| nous | surmontons | surmontions | surmonterons | surmonterions | surmontions | surmontassions | ||
| vous | surmontez | surmontiez | surmonterez | surmonteriez | surmontiez | surmontassiez | ||
| ils | surmontent | surmontaient | surmonteront | surmonteraient | surmontent | surmontassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai surmonté | avais surmonté | aurai surmonté | aurais surmonté | aie surmonté | eusse surmonté | ||
| tu | as surmonté | avais surmonté | auras surmonté | aurais surmonté | aies surmonté | eusses surmonté | ||
| il | a surmonté | avait surmonté | aura surmonté | aurait surmonté | ait surmonté | eût surmonté | ||
| nous | avons surmonté | avions surmonté | aurons surmonté | aurions surmonté | ayons surmonté | eussions surmonté | ||
| vous | avez surmonté | aviez surmonté | aurez surmonté | auriez surmonté | ayez surmonté | eussiez surmonté | ||
| ils | ont surmonté | avaient surmonté | auront surmonté | auraient surmonté | aient surmonté | eussent surmonté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | surmontai | eus surmonté | (tu) | surmonte | Present | surmontant | ||
| tu | surmontas | eus surmonté | (nous) | surmontons | Past | surmonté | ||
| il | surmonta | eut surmonté | (vous) | surmontez | Perfect | ayant surmonté | ||
| nous | surmontâmes | eûmes surmonté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | surmontâtes | eûtes surmonté | (tu) | aie surmonté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | surmontèrent | eurent surmonté | (nous) | ayons surmonté | avoir surmonté | |||
| (vous) | ayez surmonté | |||||||
Surmonter is a regular -er verb.


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