Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Introduction to the verb assumer
The English translation of the French verb assumer is “to assume” or “to take on.” It is pronounced “ah-soo-may” in its infinitive form.
Assumer comes from the Latin word assumere, meaning “to take.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express an action that has already happened in the past but is uncertain or hypothetical.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
1) Il faut que j’aie assumé mes responsabilités. – It is necessary that I have assumed my responsibilities.
2) Je doute qu’elle ait assumé les conséquences. – I doubt that she has assumed the consequences.
3) Il est possible qu’ils aient assumé les risques. – It is possible that they have assumed the risks.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of assumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie assumé | Je ne crois pas que j’aie assumé. | I don’t believe I have assumed. |
tu | aies assumé | Il est possible que tu aies assumé. | It’s possible you have assumed. |
il | ait assumé | Elle veut qu’il ait assumé. | She wants him to have assumed. |
elle | ait assumé | Elle veut qu’elle ait assumé. | She wants her to have assumed. |
on | ait assumé | On espère qu’on ait assumé. | We hope we have assumed. |
nous | ayons assumé | Nous ne croyons pas que nous ayons assumé. | We don’t believe we have assumed. |
vous | ayez assumé | Il est important que vous ayez assumé. | It’s important that you have assumed. |
ils | aient assumé | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient assumé. | They hope they have assumed. |
elles | aient assumé | Elles ne croient pas qu’elles aient assumé. | They don’t believe they have assumed. |
Other Conjugations for Assumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
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Assumer – 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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