All verbs

/syʁvɛje/to watch overB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
surveillons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

surveill-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

surveill-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

surveill-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

surveill-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

surveill-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
surveiller
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

surveiller-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

surveiller-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

surveiller

Past participle
surveillé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

surveillé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

surveillé

Conjugation

présent
Ije surveille/ʒə syʁvɛj/I watch over
youtu surveilles/ty syʁvɛj/you watch over
he/sheil surveille/il syʁvɛj/he watches over
wenous surveillons/nu syʁvɛjɔ̃/we watch over
youvous surveillez/vu syʁvɛje/you watch over
theyils surveillent/il syʁvɛj/they watch over

Examples

  • Je surveille les enfants.

    /ʒə syʁ.vɛj le.z‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃/

    I'm watching the children.

  • Surveille tes affaires.

    /syʁ.vɛj te.z‿a.fɛʁ/

    Keep an eye on your things.

  • Ce n'était pas surveillé.

    /sə ne.tɛ pa syʁ.vɛ.je/

    It wasn't supervised.

Set phrases

  • la surveillance

    surveillance, supervision

Notes

  • Keeping an eye on, not watching for pleasure. regarder is watching a film; surveiller is supervising.