Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Introduction to the verb assister
The English translation of the French verb assister is “to assist” or “to attend.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ah-see-stay.”
Assister comes from the Latin word “assistere,” meaning “to stand by” or “to be present.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and is derived from the Old French word “assister,” which also meant “to stand by” or “to help.”
In everyday French, assister is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a past action that was conditional or hypothetical. It can also be used to express a past action that was planned or intended but did not occur.
Here are three simple examples of assister in the Conditionnel Passé tense, along with their English translations:
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Si j’avais su, j’aurais assisté au concert hier soir. (If I had known, I would have attended the concert last night.)
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Nous aurions assisté à la cérémonie si nous n’avions pas eu d’autres engagements. (We would have attended the ceremony if we had not had other commitments.)
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Il aurait pu t’aider, mais il n’a pas assisté à la réunion. (He could have helped you, but he did not attend the meeting.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of assister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais assisté | Si j’avais été libre, j’aurais assisté à la réunion. | I would have attended the meeting if I had been free. |
tu | aurais assisté | Tu aurais assisté ton ami s’il t’avait demandé. | You would have assisted your friend if he had asked you. |
il | aurait assisté | Il aurait assisté à la conférence s’il avait eu du temps. | He would have attended the conference if he had had time. |
elle | aurait assisté | Elle aurait assisté au concert si elle avait eu un billet. | She would have attended the concert if she had had a ticket. |
on | aurait assisté | On aurait assisté à la cérémonie si on avait été invités. | One would have attended the ceremony if one had been invited. |
nous | aurions assisté | Nous aurions assisté à la fête si nous avions été libres. | We would have attended the party if we had been free. |
vous | auriez assisté | Vous auriez assisté à la réunion si vous aviez été invités. | You would have attended the meeting if you had been invited. |
ils | auraient assisté | Ils auraient assisté à la conférence s’ils avaient eu des billets. | They would have attended the conference if they had had tickets. |
elles | auraient assisté | Elles auraient assisté au concert si elles avaient été libres. | They (female) would have attended the concert if they had been free. |
Other Conjugations for Assister.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assister
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Assister – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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