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Conjugation of sourire in French

sourireto smileirregular

Présentpresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

Présent of sourire
PersonConjugation
jesouris
tusouris
il/elle/onsourit
noussourions
voussouriez
ils/ellessourient

Passé composépresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

Passé composé of sourire
PersonConjugation
jeai souri
tuas souri
il/elle/ona souri
nousavons souri
vousavez souri
ils/ellesont souri

Common mistakes in the Passé composé

  • jeai souritéai souriThe past participle is 'souri', not a regular-looking form like 'sourité'.

Imparfaitimperfect

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Imparfait of sourire
PersonConjugation
jesouriais
tusouriais
il/elle/onsouriait
noussourions
voussouriez
ils/ellessouriaient

Common mistakes in the Imparfait

  • noussourissionssourionsDo not insert an extra 'ss'; the correct form is 'nous sourions'.

Futur simplefuture

Actions that will happen.

Futur simple of sourire
PersonConjugation
jesourirai
tusouriras
il/elle/onsourira
noussourirons
voussourirez
ils/ellessouriront

Common mistakes in the Futur simple

  • jesourieraisouriraiThe future stem is 'sourir-', so the correct form is 'sourirai'.

Conditionnel présentconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Conditionnel présent of sourire
PersonConjugation
jesourirais
tusourirais
il/elle/onsourirait
noussouririons
voussouririez
ils/ellessouriraient

Subjonctif présentpresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Subjonctif présent of sourire
PersonConjugation
jesourie
tusouries
il/elle/onsourie
noussouriions
voussouriiez
ils/ellessourient

Common mistakes in the Subjonctif présent

  • noussourionssouriionsThe subjunctive 'nous' form is 'souriions', not 'sourions'.

Impératifimperative

Commands and requests.

Impératif of sourire
PersonConjugation
tusouris
noussourions
voussouriez

Common mistakes in the Impératif

  • noussourions-noussourionsFrench imperatives do not take a subject pronoun; the form is just 'sourions'.

Participe passépast participle

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

Participe passé of sourire
PersonConjugation
jesouri
tusouri
il/elle/onsouri
noussouri
voussouri
ils/ellessouri

sourire — frequently asked questions

Is sourire a regular verb?
No — sourire is an irregular French verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does sourire mean?
sourire is a French verb meaning "to smile".