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il surprit

surprised

→ surprendre
sur sure + prit il/elle past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #41,547
surprised Past simple (passé simple) form, mostly used in writing/literature.
FR: Sa réponse me surprit.
EN: His/Her answer surprised me.
Conjugation of surprendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First surpris —
Second surpris —
Third surprit —

Elle le surprit lorsqu'elle arriva tôt.

She surprised him when she arrived early.

Elle le surprit par un petit cadeau.

She surprised him with a little gift.

Un hôtel aussi loin, ça ne vous surprit pas ?

A hotel that far away, doesn't that surprise you?

— L'Accusé (2017)

Cette nouvelle nous surprit beaucoup.

This news surprised us a lot.

Il surprit le public.

He surprised the audience.