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FRENCH VERB

guérir

to get better, to heal

  • #225 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Past participle: guéri
  • Present participle: guérissant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I get better
  2. tu you get better
  3. il, elle, on he/she gets better
  4. nous we get better
  5. vous you get better
  6. ils, elles they get better

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I got better
  2. tu you got better
  3. il, elle, on he/she got better
  4. nous we got better
  5. vous you got better
  6. ils, elles they got better

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to get better
  2. tu you used to get better
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to get better
  4. nous we used to get better
  5. vous you used to get better
  6. ils, elles they used to get better

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will get better
  2. tu you will get better
  3. il, elle, on he/she will get better
  4. nous we will get better
  5. vous you will get better
  6. ils, elles they will get better

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would get better
  2. tu you would get better
  3. il, elle, on he/she would get better
  4. nous we would get better
  5. vous you would get better
  6. ils, elles they would get better

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I get better
  2. tu (that) you get better
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she get better
  4. nous (that) we get better
  5. vous (that) you get better
  6. ils, elles (that) they get better

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu get better!
  2. nous get better! (let’s)
  3. vous get better! (plural, or formal)

How to use guérir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Les petites coupures guérissent vite chez les enfants.

    Small cuts heal fast in children.

  2. Past

    J'ai guéri en une semaine, sans antibiotiques.

    I got better in a week, without antibiotics.

  3. Imperfect

    Autrefois, on ne guérissait pas de cette maladie.

    In the past, people didn't recover from that illness.

  4. Future

    Tu guériras plus vite si tu te reposes.

    You'll get better faster if you rest.

  5. Conditional

    Avec ce traitement, il guérirait en un mois.

    With this treatment he'd recover in a month.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que ta cheville guérisse avant le match.

    Your ankle has to heal before the match.

  7. Imperative

    Guéris vite, on a besoin de toi !

    Get well soon, we need you!

Good to know

  • Guérir de quelque chose : elle a guéri de sa grippe. Être guéri is to be cured.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ir verb.