The French verb sourire means "to smile". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of sourire is je souris, tu souris, il/elle sourit, nous sourions, vous souriez, ils/elles sourient. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is souriant and its past participle is souri.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | souris | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | souris | |
| il/ | sourit (irregular) | |
| nous | sourions | |
| vous | souriez | |
| ils/ | sourient |
| j' | ai souri (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as souri (irregular) |
| il/ | a souri (irregular) |
| nous | avons souri (irregular) |
| vous | avez souri (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont souri (irregular) |
| je | souriais |
|---|---|
| tu | souriais |
| il/ | souriait |
| nous | souriions |
| vous | souriiez |
| ils/ | souriaient |
| je | sourirai |
|---|---|
| tu | souriras |
| il/ | sourira |
| nous | sourirons |
| vous | sourirez |
| ils/ | souriront |
| je | sourirais |
|---|---|
| tu | sourirais |
| il/ | sourirait |
| nous | souririons |
| vous | souririez |
| ils/ | souriraient |
| que je | sourie |
|---|---|
| que tu | souries |
| qu'il/ | sourie |
| que nous | souriions |
| que vous | souriiez |
| qu'ils/ | sourient |
| tu | souris |
|---|---|
| nous | sourions |
| vous | souriez |
Sourire is irregular. The present has sourit and sourient, and the past participle is souri. Its compound past uses avoir, as in ai souri.
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No, sourire is irregular. Its present forms include sourit and sourient, and its past participle is souri.
They are ai souri, as souri, a souri, avons souri, avez souri, and ont souri. The auxiliary is avoir.
The past participle is souri. The present participle is souriant.