Key facts

Guérir

To heal · to heal/to cure

C1Regular
Stem
guér
Past participle
guéri

Examples

Je guéris vite.

I'm healing fast.

Il ne guérit pas son ami.

He doesn't cure his friend.

Nous guérissions hier.

We were healing yesterday.

Nous avons guéri Lucie.

We cured Lucie.

Présent

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

Group 2
Jeguéris
Iheal
Tuguéris
Youheal
Ilguérit
Heals
Nousguérissons
Weheal
Vousguérissez
Youheal
Ilsguérissent
Theyheal

Futur proche

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

Jevais guérir
Iam going to heal
Tuvas guérir
Youare going to heal
Ilva guérir
Heis going to heal
Nousallons guérir
Weare going to heal
Vousallez guérir
Youare going to heal
Ilsvont guérir
Theyare going to heal

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de guérir
Ihave just healed
Tuviens de guérir
Youhave just healed
Ilvient de guérir
Hehas just healed
Nousvenons de guérir
Wehave just healed
Vousvenez de guérir
Youhave just healed
Ilsviennent de guérir
Theyhave just healed

Passé composé

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

J'ai guéri
Ihave healed
Tuas guéri
Youhave healed
Ila guéri
Hehas healed
Nousavons guéri
Wehave healed
Vousavez guéri
Youhave healed
Ilsont guéri
Theyhave healed

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeguérirais
Iwould heal
Tuguérirais
Youwould heal
Ilguérirait
Hewould heal
Nousguéririons
Wewould heal
Vousguéririez
Youwould heal
Ilsguériraient
Theywould heal

Futur simple

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

Jeguérirai
Iwill heal
Tuguériras
Youwill heal
Ilguérira
Hewill heal
Nousguérirons
Wewill heal
Vousguérirez
Youwill heal
Ilsguériront
Theywill heal

Imparfait

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

Jeguérissais
Iwas healing
Tuguérissais
Youwere healing
Ilguérissait
Hewas healing
Nousguérissions
Were healing
Vousguérissiez
Youwere healing
Ilsguérissaient
Theywere healing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)guéris
Youheal
(Nous)guérissons
Weheal
(Vous)guérissez
Youheal

Participe présent

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

guérissant
healing

Gérondif présent

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

en guérissant
healing

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