Key facts

Susciter

To arouse · to arouse/to cause

B2Regular
Stem
suscit
Past participle
suscité

Examples

Je suscite l'envie.

I arouse envy.

Il ne suscite pas d'idée.

He doesn't spark an idea.

Nous suscitions ça.

We were causing that.

Nous avons suscité le bug.

We caused the bug.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jesuscite
Iarouse
Tususcites
Youarouse
Ilsuscite
Hearouses
Noussuscitons
Wearouse
Voussuscitez
Youarouse
Ilssuscitent
Theyarouse

Futur proche

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

Jevais susciter
Iam going to arouse
Tuvas susciter
Youare going to arouse
Ilva susciter
Heis going to arouse
Nousallons susciter
Weare going to arouse
Vousallez susciter
Youare going to arouse
Ilsvont susciter
Theyare going to arouse

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de susciter
Ihave just aroused
Tuviens de susciter
Youhave just aroused
Ilvient de susciter
Hehas just aroused
Nousvenons de susciter
Wehave just aroused
Vousvenez de susciter
Youhave just aroused
Ilsviennent de susciter
Theyhave just aroused

Passé composé

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

J'ai suscité
Ihave aroused
Tuas suscité
Youhave aroused
Ila suscité
Hehas aroused
Nousavons suscité
Wehave aroused
Vousavez suscité
Youhave aroused
Ilsont suscité
Theyhave aroused

Conditionnel présent

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

Jesusciterais
Iwould arouse
Tususciterais
Youwould arouse
Ilsusciterait
Hewould arouse
Noussusciterions
Wewould arouse
Voussusciteriez
Youwould arouse
Ilssusciteraient
Theywould arouse

Futur simple

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

Jesusciterai
Iwill arouse
Tususciteras
Youwill arouse
Ilsuscitera
Hewill arouse
Noussusciterons
Wewill arouse
Voussusciterez
Youwill arouse
Ilssusciteront
Theywill arouse

Imparfait

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

Jesuscitais
Iwas arousing
Tususcitais
Youwere arousing
Ilsuscitait
Hewas arousing
Noussuscitions
Were arousing
Voussuscitiez
Youwere arousing
Ilssuscitaient
Theywere arousing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)suscite
Youarouse
(Nous)suscitons
Wearouse
(Vous)suscitez
Youarouse

Participe présent

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

suscitant
arousing

Gérondif présent

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

en suscitant
arousing

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