Mike sourit. - French example sentence

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Emejie March 20, 2015 March 20, 2015 at 4:08:24 PM UTC

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The english version is a past and the french one is a present.

SUZIE March 20, 2015 March 20, 2015 at 4:25:59 PM UTC

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This verb is indeed written the same way in its "présent" and its "passé simple" form, with "il, elle, on". It's the same for all "second group" verbs in french, those verbs finishing with -ir, and for all those "third group" verbs finishin with -ire (such as "sourire"). So short sentences without context aren't always clear. With a more detailed context or in oral conversations, you could chose "Mike a souri", using "passé composé" rather than "passé simple".
(I hope it helps. You can see more here if you want : http://la-conjugaison.nouvelobs...e/sourire.php)