Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) 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-sair-mon-tay.
The word assermenter comes from the French words “asserment” (oath) and “menter” (to take). It derives from the Latin term “assertus” meaning “to assert” or “to declare under oath.”
In everyday French, assermenter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain. This tense is commonly used in legal or formal contexts.
Here are three simple examples of assermenter in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their English translations:
- Il faut que les témoins aient été assermentés avant de témoigner devant le tribunal. (It is necessary for the witnesses to have been sworn in before testifying in court.)
- Je souhaite qu’elle ait été assermentée avant de prendre ses fonctions de ministre. (I hope that she had been sworn in before taking her role as a minister.)
- Il est possible que l’accusé ait été assermenté avant le début du procès. (It is possible that the defendant had been sworn in before the trial began.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of assermenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie assermenté | Il est nécessaire que j’aie assermenté. | It’s necessary that I have sworn. |
tu | aies assermenté | Je veux que tu aies assermenté. | I want you to swear. |
il | ait assermenté | Je pense qu’il ait assermenté. | I think he has sworn. |
elle | ait assermenté | Il est possible qu’elle ait assermenté. | It’s possible she has sworn. |
on | ait assermenté | On espère qu’on ait assermenté. | We hope we have sworn. |
nous | ayons assermenté | Nous craignons que nous ayons assermenté. | We fear we have sworn. |
vous | ayez assermenté | Il est important que vous ayez assermenté. | It’s important that you have sworn. |
ils | aient assermenté | Ils préfèrent qu’ils aient assermenté. | They prefer they have sworn. |
elles | aient assermenté | Elles veulent qu’elles aient assermenté. | They want them to have sworn. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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