“Suivre” – Conjugation of the French Verb

“Suivre” is a common French verb that means “to follow.” It is an irregular verb, which means that it does not follow the regular conjugation patterns of most verbs in the French language. In this article, we will explore the conjugation of “suivre” in various tenses and moods to help you use it correctly in different contexts.

 

Present Tense

In the present tense, “suivre” is conjugated as follows:

– Je suis (I follow)
– Tu suis (You follow)
– Il/Elle/On suit (He/She/One follows)
– Nous suivons (We follow)
– Vous suivez (You follow)
– Ils/Elles suivent (They follow)

 

Imperfect Tense

In the imperfect tense, “suivre” is conjugated as follows:

– Je suivais (I used to follow)
– Tu suivais (You used to follow)
– Il/Elle/On suivait (He/She/One used to follow)
– Nous suivions (We used to follow)
– Vous suiviez (You used to follow)
– Ils/Elles suivaient (They used to follow)

 

Future Tense

In the future tense, “suivre” is conjugated as follows:

– Je suivrai (I will follow)
– Tu suivras (You will follow)
– Il/Elle/On suivra (He/She/One will follow)
– Nous suivrons (We will follow)
– Vous suivrez (You will follow)
– Ils/Elles suivront (They will follow)

 

Conditional Tense

In the conditional tense, “suivre” is conjugated as follows:

– Je suivrais (I would follow)
– Tu suivrais (You would follow)
– Il/Elle/On suivrait (He/She/One would follow)
– Nous suivrions (We would follow)
– Vous suivriez (You would follow)
– Ils/Elles suivraient (They would follow)

 

Subjunctive Mood

In the subjunctive mood, which is used to express doubt, desire, or uncertainty, “suivre” is conjugated as follows:

– Que je suive (That I follow)
– Que tu suives (That you follow)
– Qu'il/elle/on suive (That he/she/one follows)
– Que nous suivions (That we follow)
– Que vous suiviez (That you follow)
– Qu'ils/elles suivent (That they follow)

 

Imperative Mood

The imperative mood is used for giving commands or making requests. The conjugation of “suivre” in the imperative mood is as follows:

– Suis (Follow) – for the informal singular “tu” form
– Suivons (Let's follow) – for the “nous” form
– Suivez (Follow) – for the formal singular “vous” form and all plural forms

 

10 example sentences with the word “suivre”

Here are 10 example sentences with the word “suivre” in different grammatical tenses:

1. Je suis en train de suivre les instructions. – (I am following the instructions.) Present Continuous Tense –
2. Tu as suivi ce cours l'année dernière. – (You followed that course last year.) Past Perfect Tense –
3. Il suivra son rêve coûte que coûte. – (He will follow his dream no matter what.) Future Tense –
4. Nous suivions le chemin obscur avec prudence. – (We were following the dark path cautiously.) Imperfect Tense –
5. Vous suiviez les nouvelles de près. – (You were following the news closely.) Imperfect Tense –
6. Ils ont suivi le conseil de leur professeur. – (They followed their teacher's advice.) Present Perfect Tense –
7. Elle suivrait son cœur si elle le pouvait. – (She would follow her heart if she could.) Conditional Tense –
8. Que nous suivions toujours notre intuition. – (May we always follow our intuition.) Subjunctive Mood –
9. Suis le chemin de la sagesse. – (Follow the path of wisdom.) Imperative Mood –
10. Les enfants suivaient le guide avec enthousiasme. – (The children were following the guide with enthusiasm.) Past Continuous Tense –

Here are 10 example sentences with the word “suivre” in different grammatical tenses.