Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Introduction to the verb assermenter
The English translation of the French verb assermenter is “to swear in” or “to take an oath.” It is pronounced as “ah-sehr-mahn-tay.”
The language origin of assermenter can be traced back to the Latin word “adserere,” meaning “to affirm” or “to claim.” In Old French, it evolved into “asermenter” and then into its current form, “assermenter.”
In everyday French, assermenter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to describe an action that had been completed before another action in the past. It is commonly used in legal or political contexts to refer to the act of taking an official oath.
Examples:
- Les témoins avaient été assermentés avant de témoigner devant le tribunal. (The witnesses had been sworn in before testifying in court.)
- Il avait été assermenté comme président de la République il y a deux ans. (He had been sworn in as the president of the Republic two years ago.)
- Les nouveaux citoyens avaient été assermentés pour respecter les lois et les valeurs de leur pays d’adoption. (The new citizens had been sworn in to respect the laws and values of their adopted country.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of assermenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais assermenté | J’avais assermenté le témoin. | I had sworn in the witness. |
tu | tu avais assermenté | Tu avais assermenté le juge. | You had sworn in the judge. |
il | il avait assermenté | Il avait assermenté le greffier. | He had sworn in the clerk. |
elle | elle avait assermenté | Elle avait assermenté l’avocat. | She had sworn in the lawyer. |
on | on avait assermenté | On avait assermenté le juré. | One had sworn in the juror. |
nous | nous avions assermenté | Nous avions assermenté le président. | We had sworn in the president. |
vous | vous aviez assermenté | Vous aviez assermenté l’accusé. | You had sworn in the defendant. |
ils | ils avaient assermenté | Ils avaient assermenté le témoin. | They had sworn in the witness. |
elles | elles avaient assermenté | Elles avaient assermenté la victime. | They had sworn in the victim. |
Other Conjugations for Assermenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assermenter
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Assermenter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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