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Conjugation directory
Suivre is an essential irregular verb for expressing direction, sequence, or understanding in French. Mastering it helps you describe following a path, a person, or a lesson.
Use suivre in TEF/TCF speaking to describe following instructions or a course, e.g., 'Je suis un cours de français'.
Je suis le guide dans la ville.
I am following the guide in the city.
Do not confuse suivre with 'suivre' in the passé composé, which uses 'avoir' (j'ai suivi), not 'être'.
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.
Suivre 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.