ils sourirent

smiled

→ sourire
souri smiled + rent ils/elles past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #35,437
smiled Literary past tense (passé simple), used mainly in written narratives.
FR: En entendant la nouvelle, ils sourirent tous les deux.
EN: Hearing the news, they both smiled.
Conjugation of sourire
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First souris
Second souris
Third sourit sourirent

Les trois femmes sourirent.

The three women smiled.

Ils lui sourirent.

They smiled at him.

Ils se sourirent les uns aux autres.

They smiled at each other.

Les deux femmes se sourirent.

The two women smiled at each other.

Elles lui sourirent.

They smiled at him.

Les autres garçons sourirent.

The other boys smiled.

Les deux dames se sourirent.

The two ladies smiled at each other.