Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Introduction to the verb surfaire
The English translation for surfaire is “to overdo” or “to overcharge.” It is pronounced as “soor-fehr” in its infinitive form.
The word surfaire comes from the French words “sur,” meaning “over,” and “faire,” meaning “to do.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who is doing too much or going over the top in a certain situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
- Tu as surfait lors de la réunion. – You overdid it during the meeting.
- La facture a été surfacturée. – The bill was overcharged.
- Il ne faut pas surfaire les efforts. – Don’t overdo the efforts.
Surfaire – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of surfaire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | surfaire | Je surfaire trop souvent. | I overdo it too often. |
Tu | surfais | Tu surfais plus souvent avant. | You used to surf more often before. |
Il | surfaît | Il surfaît beaucoup ces derniers temps. | He has been surfing a lot lately. |
Elle | surfait | Elle surfait avec ses amis hier. | She was surfing with her friends yesterday. |
On | surfait | On surfait beaucoup à l’époque. | We used to surf a lot back then. |
Nous | surfaisons | Nous surfaisons souvent ensemble. | We often surf together. |
Vous | surfaisez | Vous surfaisez mieux que moi. | You surf better than me. |
Ils | surfaisent | Ils surfaisent depuis leur enfance. | They have been surfing since childhood. |
Elles | surfaissent | Elles surfaissent à chaque fois qu’elles ont l’occasion. | They surf every time they have the opportunity. |
Other Conjugations for Surfaire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surfaire
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