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Conjugation directory
Guérir is a regular -ir verb that is crucial for talking about health, recovery, and medicine. It often appears in TEF/TCF Canada listening and reading passages about healthcare and personal experiences.
In the writing section, use guérir to discuss treatments or recovery, e.g., 'Ce médicament peut guérir la maladie' (This medicine can cure the disease).
Le médecin espère que le patient guérira rapidement.
The doctor hopes that the patient will heal quickly.
Guérir is often mistakenly used as a reflexive verb (se guérir), but it is transitive; the reflexive form 'se guérir' is rare and informal.
Use the table above and the related links below to pin the pattern down before you move on to other verbs.
Start with the present tense, then the passé composé. Those two forms carry most everyday conversation and make the rest of the table easier to recognise.
Guérir typically uses avoir in compound tenses. Check the table above and keep the past participle in view when you move into compound forms.
Use the related links below and then open the interactive conjugator to compare this verb with others you use often.