Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Introduction to the verb asséner
The English translation of the French verb asséner is “to strike” or “to hit hard”. It is pronounced ah-seh-neh.
The language origin of asséner comes from the Latin word “assimulare” which means “to strike”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or events that have already happened in relation to a main verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
1) Il fallait que je lui assène la vérité. (I had to hit him with the truth.)
2) Je suis contente que tu aies asséné un coup à cet homme méchant. (I am glad that you struck a blow to that mean man.)
3) Il est triste que nous ayons dû asséner un coup à cette société corrompue. (It is sad that we had to strike a blow to this corrupt society.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of asséner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie asséné | Je suis content que j’aie asséné. | I’m happy that I struck. |
tu | aies asséné | Il est nécessaire que tu aies asséné. | It’s necessary that you struck. |
il | ait asséné | Il est possible qu’il ait asséné. | It’s possible he struck. |
elle | ait asséné | Elle craint qu’elle ait asséné. | She fears she struck. |
on | ait asséné | On aimerait qu’on ait asséné. | We would like to have struck. |
nous | ayons asséné | Nous préférons que nous ayons asséné. | We prefer that we struck. |
vous | ayez asséné | Il est important que vous ayez asséné. | It’s important that you struck. |
ils | aient asséné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient asséné. | They doubt they struck. |
elles | aient asséné | Elles insistent qu’elles aient asséné. | They insist they struck. |
Other Conjugations for Asséner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asséner
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Asséner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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