French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | sursaute | sursautais | sursauterai | sursauterais | sursaute | sursautasse | ||
| tu | sursautes | sursautais | sursauteras | sursauterais | sursautes | sursautasses | ||
| il | sursaute | sursautait | sursautera | sursauterait | sursaute | sursautât | ||
| nous | sursautons | sursautions | sursauterons | sursauterions | sursautions | sursautassions | ||
| vous | sursautez | sursautiez | sursauterez | sursauteriez | sursautiez | sursautassiez | ||
| ils | sursautent | sursautaient | sursauteront | sursauteraient | sursautent | sursautassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai sursauté | avais sursauté | aurai sursauté | aurais sursauté | aie sursauté | eusse sursauté | ||
| tu | as sursauté | avais sursauté | auras sursauté | aurais sursauté | aies sursauté | eusses sursauté | ||
| il | a sursauté | avait sursauté | aura sursauté | aurait sursauté | ait sursauté | eût sursauté | ||
| nous | avons sursauté | avions sursauté | aurons sursauté | aurions sursauté | ayons sursauté | eussions sursauté | ||
| vous | avez sursauté | aviez sursauté | aurez sursauté | auriez sursauté | ayez sursauté | eussiez sursauté | ||
| ils | ont sursauté | avaient sursauté | auront sursauté | auraient sursauté | aient sursauté | eussent sursauté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | sursautai | eus sursauté | (tu) | sursaute | Present | sursautant | ||
| tu | sursautas | eus sursauté | (nous) | sursautons | Past | sursauté | ||
| il | sursauta | eut sursauté | (vous) | sursautez | Perfect | ayant sursauté | ||
| nous | sursautâmes | eûmes sursauté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | sursautâtes | eûtes sursauté | (tu) | aie sursauté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | sursautèrent | eurent sursauté | (nous) | ayons sursauté | avoir sursauté | |||
| (vous) | ayez sursauté | |||||||
Sursauter is a regular -er verb.



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