French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | surveille | surveillais | surveillerai | surveillerais | surveille | surveillasse | ||
| tu | surveilles | surveillais | surveilleras | surveillerais | surveilles | surveillasses | ||
| il | surveille | surveillait | surveillera | surveillerait | surveille | surveillât | ||
| nous | surveillons | surveillions | surveillerons | surveillerions | surveillions | surveillassions | ||
| vous | surveillez | surveilliez | surveillerez | surveilleriez | surveilliez | surveillassiez | ||
| ils | surveillent | surveillaient | surveilleront | surveilleraient | surveillent | surveillassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai surveillé | avais surveillé | aurai surveillé | aurais surveillé | aie surveillé | eusse surveillé | ||
| tu | as surveillé | avais surveillé | auras surveillé | aurais surveillé | aies surveillé | eusses surveillé | ||
| il | a surveillé | avait surveillé | aura surveillé | aurait surveillé | ait surveillé | eût surveillé | ||
| nous | avons surveillé | avions surveillé | aurons surveillé | aurions surveillé | ayons surveillé | eussions surveillé | ||
| vous | avez surveillé | aviez surveillé | aurez surveillé | auriez surveillé | ayez surveillé | eussiez surveillé | ||
| ils | ont surveillé | avaient surveillé | auront surveillé | auraient surveillé | aient surveillé | eussent surveillé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | surveillai | eus surveillé | (tu) | surveille | Present | surveillant | ||
| tu | surveillas | eus surveillé | (nous) | surveillons | Past | surveillé | ||
| il | surveilla | eut surveillé | (vous) | surveillez | Perfect | ayant surveillé | ||
| nous | surveillâmes | eûmes surveillé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | surveillâtes | eûtes surveillé | (tu) | aie surveillé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | surveillèrent | eurent surveillé | (nous) | ayons surveillé | avoir surveillé | |||
| (vous) | ayez surveillé | |||||||
Surveiller is a regular -er verb.



The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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