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French · Verb · #300 most common

survivre

to survive


Irregular3rd ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jesurvis
tusurvis
il/ellesurvit
noussurvivons
voussurvivez
ils/ellessurvivent
2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai survécu
tuas survécu
il/ellea survécu
nousavons survécu
vousavez survécu
ils/ellesont survécu
3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jesurvivais
tusurvivais
il/ellesurvivait
noussurvivions
voussurviviez
ils/ellessurvivaient
4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jesurvivrai
tusurvivras
il/ellesurvivra
noussurvivrons
voussurvivrez
ils/ellessurvivront
5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jesurvivrais
tusurvivrais
il/ellesurvivrait
noussurvivrions
voussurvivriez
ils/ellessurvivraient
6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jesurvive
tusurvives
il/ellesurvive
noussurvivions
voussurviviez
ils/ellessurvivent
7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais survécu
tuavais survécu
il/elleavait survécu
nousavions survécu
vousaviez survécu
ils/ellesavaient survécu

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Common questions
Is "survivre" regular or irregular in French?
"survivre" is an irregular French verb. It does not follow the standard 3rd conjugation pattern and must be memorized.
How do you conjugate "survivre" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "survivre" conjugates as: survis, survis, survivons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "survivre" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "survivre" conjugates as: ai survécu, as survécu, avons survécu, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "survivre" in French?
"survivre" (to survive) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.