French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je m’ | assieds assois |
asseyais assoyais |
assiérai assoirai |
assiérais assoirais |
asseye assoie |
assisse | ||
| tu t’ | assieds assois |
asseyais assoyais |
assiéras assoiras |
assiérais assoirais |
asseyes assoies |
assisses | ||
| il s’ | assied assoit |
asseyait assoyait |
assiéra assoira |
assiérait assoirait |
asseye assoie |
assît | ||
| nous nous | asseyons assoyons |
asseyions assoyions |
assiérons assoirons |
assiérions assoirions |
asseyions assoyions |
assissions | ||
| vous vous | asseyez assoyez |
asseyiez assoyiez |
assiérez assoirez |
assiériez assoiriez |
asseyiez assoyiez |
assissiez | ||
| ils s’ | asseyent assoient |
asseyaient assoyaient |
assiéront assoiront |
assiéraient assoiraient |
asseyent assoient |
assissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je me / m’ | suis assis | étais assis | serai assis | serais assis | sois assis | fusse assis | ||
| tu te / t’ | es assis | étais assis | seras assis | serais assis | sois assis | fusses assis | ||
| il se / s’ | est assis | était assis | sera assis | serait assis | soit assis | fût assis | ||
| nous nous | sommes assis | étions assis | serons assis | serions assis | soyons assis | fussions assis | ||
| vous vous | êtes assis | étiez assis | serez assis | seriez assis | soyez assis | fussiez assis | ||
| ils se / s’ | sont assis | étaient assis | seront assis | seraient assis | soient assis | fussent assis | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je me / m’ | assis | fus assis | (tu) | assieds-toi assois-toi |
Present | s’asseyant s’assoyant |
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| tu te / t’ | assis | fus assis | (nous) | asseyons-nous assoyons-nous |
Past | assis | ||
| il se / s’ | assit | fut assis | (vous) | asseyez-vous assoyez-vous |
Perfect | s’étant assis | ||
| nous nous | assîmes | fûmes assis | Past imperative | |||||
| vous vous | assîtes | fûtes assis(s) | n/a | Past infinitive | ||||
| ils se / s’ | assirent | furent assis | s’être assis | |||||
S’asseoir is a pronominal, irregular -ir verb.
Listening



The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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