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FRENCH VERB

sourire

to smile

  • #185 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: souri
  • Present participle: souriant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use sourire

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

  1. Present

    Elle sourit tout le temps, c'est agréable.

    She smiles all the time, it's nice.

  2. Past

    Le bébé a souri pour la première fois hier.

    The baby smiled for the first time yesterday.

  3. Imperfect

    Il souriait en lisant ton message.

    He was smiling while reading your message.

  4. Future

    Tu souriras sur la photo, cette fois ?

    Will you smile in the photo this time?

  5. Conditional

    Je sourirais plus si j'avais dormi.

    I'd smile more if I'd slept.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Le photographe veut que tout le monde sourie.

    The photographer wants everyone to smile.

  7. Imperative

    Souriez, vous êtes à Paris !

    Smile, you're in Paris!

Good to know

  • Sourire à quelqu'un : elle m'a souri. The noun is un sourire.

Where you hear sourire

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Pourquoi tu souris ? Why are you smiling?
  • Il m'a souri. He smiled at me.
  • Tu vas sourire quand tu vas voir ça ! You're going to smile when you see this!
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Beginner Level 3 · tu souris

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Mont-Saint-Michel

Beginner Level 3 · Souriez !

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