Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Introduction to the verb assiéger
to besiege, pronounced as [a.sje.ʒe]
The verb “assiéger” comes from the Latin word “obsidere,” meaning “to besiege.” In everyday French, “assiéger” is used to describe the act of surrounding a place, typically a city or fortress, in order to capture it or force its surrender.
Examples:
- Les forces ennemies ont assiégé la ville pendant des mois. (The enemy forces besieged the city for months.)
- Les manifestants ont assiégé le bâtiment gouvernemental pour demander des réformes. (The protesters besieged the government building to demand reforms.)
- Les policiers ont assiégé la maison du suspect pour l’appréhender. (The police besieged the suspect’s house to apprehend him.)
Assiéger – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of assiéger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | assiège | J’assiège la forteresse. | I besiege the fortress. |
tu | assièges | Tu assièges cette ville. | You besiege this city. |
il | assiège | Il assiège le château. | He besieges the castle. |
elle | assiège | Elle assiège la cité. | She besieges the city. |
on | assiège | On assiège la forteresse. | One besieges the fortress. / We besiege the fortress. |
nous | assiégeons | Nous assiégeons la ville. | We besiege the city. |
vous | assiégez | Vous assiégez le château. | You besiege the castle. |
ils | assiègent | Ils assiègent la cité. | They besiege the city. |
elles | assiègent | Elles assiègent la forteresse. | They besiege the fortress. |
Other Conjugations for Assiéger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assiéger
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