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FRENCH VERB

réussir

to succeed, to make it

  • #99 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Past participle: réussi
  • Present participle: réussissant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use réussir

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

  1. Present

    Je ne réussis pas à ouvrir cette porte.

    I can't manage to open this door.

  2. Past

    Elle a réussi son examen du premier coup.

    She passed her exam on the first try.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, je ne réussissais jamais mes gâteaux.

    My cakes never used to turn out well.

  4. Future

    Tu réussiras, j'en suis sûre.

    You'll make it, I'm sure of it.

  5. Conditional

    Avec un peu d'aide, il réussirait facilement.

    With a bit of help, he'd make it easily.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on réussisse à finir avant midi.

    We need to manage to finish before noon.

  7. Imperative

    Réussis ton entretien, et on fête ça !

    Ace your interview, and we'll celebrate!

Good to know

  • Réussir à faire quelque chose; réussir un examen is to pass it.

Where you hear réussir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Tu réussis tout ! You succeed at everything!
  • J'ai réussi ! I made it!
  • Tu vas réussir ! You're going to make it!
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A Homesick Evening

Beginner Level 2 · réussir · ne pas réussir

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