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FRENCH VERB

souffler

to blow, to blow out

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: soufflé
  • Present participle: soufflant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use souffler

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

  1. Present

    Le vent souffle fort sur la plage ce matin.

    The wind is blowing hard on the beach this morning.

  2. Past

    Il a soufflé ses six bougies d'un seul coup.

    He blew out his six candles in one go.

  3. Imperfect

    On soufflait sur la soupe pour la refroidir.

    We'd blow on the soup to cool it down.

  4. Future

    Tu souffleras les bougies quand tout le monde sera là.

    You'll blow out the candles when everyone's here.

  5. Conditional

    Je soufflerais bien cinq minutes avant de continuer.

    I could do with catching my breath for five minutes before going on.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Attends que je souffle un peu, j'ai couru.

    Wait till I catch my breath a bit, I've been running.

  7. Imperative

    Souffle sur ton café, il est brûlant.

    Blow on your coffee, it's scalding hot.

Good to know

  • Souffler is also to catch your breath : laisse-moi souffler cinq minutes.
  • Souffler la réponse à quelqu'un is to whisper the answer to them.

Where you hear souffler

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Tu souffles les bougies. You are blowing out the candles.
  • J'ai soufflé les bougies. I blew out the candles.
  • Je vais souffler les bougies. I am going to blow out the candles.

French · Fluency Level 2

  • Tu souffles les bougies. You are blowing out the candles.
  • J'ai soufflé les bougies. I blew out the candles.
  • Je vais souffler les bougies. I am going to blow out the candles.
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A Birthday Gathering

Beginner Level 3 · Souffle les bougies !

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The Birthday Dinner

Fluency Level 2 · Et maintenant, soufflez. Faites un vœu.

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