Key facts

Suggérer

To suggest

B1Irregular
Stem
suggér
Past participle
suggéré

Examples

Je suggère une idée.

I suggest an idea.

Il ne suggère pas de sortir.

He doesn't suggest going out.

Nous suggérions le parc.

We were suggesting the park.

Nous avons suggéré le bleu.

We suggested the blue one.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jesuggère
Isuggest
Tusuggères
Yousuggest
Ilsuggère
Hesuggests
Noussuggérons
Wesuggest
Voussuggérez
Yousuggest
Ilssuggèrent
Theysuggest

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais suggérer
Iam going to suggest
Tuvas suggérer
Youare going to suggest
Ilva suggérer
Heis going to suggest
Nousallons suggérer
Weare going to suggest
Vousallez suggérer
Youare going to suggest
Ilsvont suggérer
Theyare going to suggest

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de suggérer
Ihave just suggested
Tuviens de suggérer
Youhave just suggested
Ilvient de suggérer
Hehas just suggested
Nousvenons de suggérer
Wehave just suggested
Vousvenez de suggérer
Youhave just suggested
Ilsviennent de suggérer
Theyhave just suggested

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai suggéré
Ihave suggested
Tuas suggéré
Youhave suggested
Ila suggéré
Hehas suggested
Nousavons suggéré
Wehave suggested
Vousavez suggéré
Youhave suggested
Ilsont suggéré
Theyhave suggested

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jesuggérerais
Iwould suggest
Tusuggérerais
Youwould suggest
Ilsuggérerait
Hewould suggest
Noussuggérerions
Wewould suggest
Voussuggéreriez
Youwould suggest
Ilssuggéreraient
Theywould suggest

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jesuggérerai
Iwill suggest
Tusuggéreras
Youwill suggest
Ilsuggérera
Hewill suggest
Noussuggérerons
Wewill suggest
Voussuggérerez
Youwill suggest
Ilssuggéreront
Theywill suggest

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jesuggérais
Iwas suggesting
Tusuggérais
Youwere suggesting
Ilsuggérait
Hewas suggesting
Noussuggérions
Were suggesting
Voussuggériez
Youwere suggesting
Ilssuggéraient
Theywere suggesting

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)suggère
Yousuggest
(Nous)suggérons
Wesuggest
(Vous)suggérez
Yousuggest

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

suggérant
suggesting

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en suggérant
suggesting

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