Home / French / surprendre Learner note. Conjugated like 'prendre'; past participle is 'surpris'.
Cette nouvelle me surprend. This news surprises me. Il nous a surpris avec un cadeau. He surprised us with a gift. Présent Passé composé Imparfait Futur simple Plus-que-parfait Passé simple Futur antérieur Passé antérieur Conditionnel présent Conditionnel passé Subjonctif présent Subjonctif passé Subjonctif imparfait Subjonctif plus-que-parfait Impératif présent stem ending regular ending irr breaks the pattern · tap any form to hear it
Indicatif Indicative PrésentPresent Présent of surprendre je surprend s tu surprend s il/elle/on surprend nous surpren ons (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendons) vous surpren ez (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendez) ils/elles surpren nent (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendent)
Passé composéCompound past Passé composé of surprendre j' ai surpr is (irregular) tu as surpr is (irregular) il/elle/on a surpr is (irregular) nous avons surpr is (irregular) vous avez surpr is (irregular) ils/elles ont surpr is (irregular)
ImparfaitImperfect Imparfait of surprendre je surpren ais (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendais) tu surpren ais (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendais) il/elle/on surpren ait (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendait) nous surpren ions (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendions) vous surpren iez (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendiez) ils/elles surpren aient (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendaient)
Futur simpleFuture Futur simple of surprendre je surprendr ai tu surprendr as il/elle/on surprendr a nous surprendr ons vous surprendr ez ils/elles surprendr ont
Plus-que-parfaitPluperfect Plus-que-parfait of surprendre j' avais surpr is (irregular) tu avais surpr is (irregular) il/elle/on avait surpr is (irregular) nous avions surpr is (irregular) vous aviez surpr is (irregular) ils/elles avaient surpr is (irregular)
Passé simpleSimple past (literary) Passé simple of surprendre je surpr is (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendis) tu surpr is (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendis) il/elle/on surpr it (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendit) nous surpr îmes (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendîmes) vous surpr îtes (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendîtes) ils/elles surpr irent (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendirent)
Futur antérieurFuture perfect Futur antérieur of surprendre j' aurai surpr is (irregular) tu auras surpr is (irregular) il/elle/on aura surpr is (irregular) nous aurons surpr is (irregular) vous aurez surpr is (irregular) ils/elles auront surpr is (irregular)
Passé antérieurPast anterior (literary) Passé antérieur of surprendre j' eus surpr is (irregular) tu eus surpr is (irregular) il/elle/on eut surpr is (irregular) nous eûmes surpr is (irregular) vous eûtes surpr is (irregular) ils/elles eurent surpr is (irregular)
Conditionnel Conditional Conditionnel présentPresent conditional Conditionnel présent of surprendre je surprendr ais tu surprendr ais il/elle/on surprendr ait nous surprendr ions vous surprendr iez ils/elles surprendr aient
Conditionnel passéPast conditional Conditionnel passé of surprendre j' aurais surpr is (irregular) tu aurais surpr is (irregular) il/elle/on aurait surpr is (irregular) nous aurions surpr is (irregular) vous auriez surpr is (irregular) ils/elles auraient surpr is (irregular)
Subjonctif Subjunctive Subjonctif présentPresent subjunctive Subjonctif présent of surprendre je surpren ne (irregular; regular pattern would give surprende) tu surpren nes (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendes) il/elle/on surpren ne (irregular; regular pattern would give surprende) nous surpren ions (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendions) vous surpren iez (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendiez) ils/elles surpren nent (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendent)
Subjonctif passéPast subjunctive Subjonctif passé of surprendre j' aie surpr is (irregular) tu aies surpr is (irregular) il/elle/on ait surpr is (irregular) nous ayons surpr is (irregular) vous ayez surpr is (irregular) ils/elles aient surpr is (irregular)
Subjonctif imparfaitImperfect subjunctive (literary) Subjonctif imparfait of surprendre je surpr isse (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendisse) tu surpr isses (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendisses) il/elle/on surpr ît (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendît) nous surpr issions (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendissions) vous surpr issiez (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendissiez) ils/elles surpr issent (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendissent)
Subjonctif plus-que-parfaitPluperfect subjunctive (literary) Subjonctif plus-que-parfait of surprendre j' eusse surpr is (irregular) tu eusses surpr is (irregular) il/elle/on eût surpr is (irregular) nous eussions surpr is (irregular) vous eussiez surpr is (irregular) ils/elles eussent surpr is (irregular)
Impératif Imperative Impératif présentCommands Impératif présent of surprendre (tu) surprend s (nous) surpren ons (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendons) (vous) surpren ez (irregular; regular pattern would give surprendez)
Surprendre FAQ How do you conjugate surprendre in the present tense? Surprendre in the French présent: je surprends, tu surprends, il/elle/on surprend, nous surprenons, vous surprenez, ils/elles surprennent.
What is the Passé composé of surprendre? j' ai surpris, tu as surpris, il/elle/on a surpris, nous avons surpris, vous avez surpris, ils/elles ont surpris. Surprendre uses avoir as its auxiliary.
Is surprendre irregular? Yes. Surprendre has irregular forms in 13 tenses; they are the forms on dark tiles in the tables above.
What does surprendre mean in English? Surprendre means “to surprise”. The past participle is surpris.