French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | assaille | assaillais | assaillirai | assaillirais | assaille | assaillisse | ||
| tu | assailles | assaillais | assailliras | assaillirais | assailles | assaillisses | ||
| il | assaille | assaillait | assaillira | assaillirait | assaille | assaillît | ||
| nous | assaillons | assaillions | assaillirons | assaillirions | assaillions | assaillissions | ||
| vous | assaillez | assailliez | assaillirez | assailliriez | assailliez | assaillissiez | ||
| ils | assaillent | assaillaient | assailliront | assailliraient | assaillent | assaillissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai assailli | avais assailli | aurai assailli | aurais assailli | aie assailli | eusse assailli | ||
| tu | as assailli | avais assailli | auras assailli | aurais assailli | aies assailli | eusses assailli | ||
| il | a assailli | avait assailli | aura assailli | aurait assailli | ait assailli | eût assailli | ||
| nous | avons assailli | avions assailli | aurons assailli | aurions assailli | ayons assailli | eussions assailli | ||
| vous | avez assailli | aviez assailli | aurez assailli | auriez assailli | ayez assailli | eussiez assailli | ||
| ils | ont assailli | avaient assailli | auront assailli | auraient assailli | aient assailli | eussent assailli | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | assaillis | eus assailli | (tu) | assaille | Present | assaillant | ||
| tu | assaillis | eus assailli | (nous) | assaillons | Past | assailli | ||
| il | assaillit | eut assailli | (vous) | assaillez | Perfect | ayant assailli | ||
| nous | assaillîmes | eûmes assailli | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | assaillîtes | eûtes assailli | (tu) | aie assailli | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | assaillirent | eurent assailli | (nous) | ayons assailli | avoir assailli | |||
| (vous) | ayez assailli | |||||||
Assaillir is an irregular -ir verb.




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