Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive 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.” It is pronounced as “ah-see-stay” in its infinitive form.
Assister comes from the Latin word “assistere,” which means “to stand by” or “to assist.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action that is uncertain or that has not yet occurred.
Here are three examples of assister used in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- Il est possible que j’aie assisté au concert hier soir. (It is possible that I attended the concert last night.)
- Je n’aurais jamais cru qu’il ait assisté à la réunion secrète. (I never would have believed that he attended the secret meeting.)
- Il est dommage que nous n’ayons pas assisté à la cérémonie de remise des prix. (It’s a shame that we didn’t attend the award ceremony.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of assister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie assisté | Je doute que j’aie assisté. | I doubt that I attended. |
tu | aies assisté | Il faut que tu aies assisté. | You must have attended. |
il | ait assisté | Il est possible qu’il ait assisté. | It’s possible he attended. |
elle | ait assisté | Elle craint qu’elle ait assisté. | She fears she attended. |
on | ait assisté | On veut qu’on ait assisté. | We want it to have been attended. |
nous | ayons assisté | Espérons que nous ayons assisté. | Let’s hope we attended. |
vous | ayez assisté | Il est important que vous ayez assisté. | It’s important that you attended. |
ils | aient assisté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient assisté. | They doubt they attended. |
elles | aient assisté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient assisté. | They prefer they attended. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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