All verbs

/ɡeʁiʁ/to cureA2

Family
Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
Takes
no object — With no object it means to get better; with one, to cure

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
guérissons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

guér-+-is -is -it

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

guériss-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

guériss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

guériss-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

guériss-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
guérir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

guérir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

guérir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

guérir

Past participle
guéri

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

guéri

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

guéri

Conjugation

présent
Ije guéris/ʒə ɡeʁi/I cure
youtu guéris/ty ɡeʁi/you cure
he/sheil guérit/il ɡeʁi/he cures
wenous guérissons/nu ɡeʁisɔ̃/we cure
youvous guérissez/vu ɡeʁise/you cure
theyils guérissent/il ɡeʁis/they cure

Examples

  • Le malade guérit.

    /lə ma.lad ɡe.ʁi/

    The patient is recovering.

  • Je guéris.

    /ʒə ɡe.ʁi/

    I'm getting better.

  • Quand guéris-tu ?

    /kɑ̃ ɡe.ʁi.ty/

    When will you be better?

Notes

  • One verb for both directions: the patient guérit (recovers) and the doctor guérit le malade (cures him). See sante-medecin.