Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Introduction to the verb assurer
The English translation of the French verb assurer is “to assure” or “to insure”. It is pronounced as ah-sir-ay in the infinitive form.
The word “assurer” originates from the Latin word “assūrāre”, which means “to make sure or certain”. It entered the French language in the 13th century and has been in use ever since.
In everyday French, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already happened. The verb assurer can be used in this tense to convey the idea of ensuring or guaranteeing something in the past.
Here are three examples of using assurer in the Subjonctif Passé tense with the respective English translations:
- J’espère que tu as assuré ta réservation d’hôtel avant de partir en vacances. (I hope you ensured your hotel reservation before leaving for vacation.)
- Il est important que nous ayons assuré la sécurité des participants avant le début de l’événement. (It is important that we ensured the safety of the participants before the start of the event.)
- Je suis contente que tu aies assuré le succès de cette soirée avec tes talents de DJ. (I am glad you ensured the success of this party with your DJ skills.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of assurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie assuré | Je crains que j’aie assuré. | I fear that I ensured. |
tu | aies assuré | Il faut que tu aies assuré. | You must have ensured. |
il | ait assuré | Il est possible qu’il ait assuré. | It’s possible he ensured. |
elle | ait assuré | Elle préfère qu’elle ait assuré. | She prefers she ensured. |
on | ait assuré | On veut qu’on ait assuré. | We want it to have been ensured. |
nous | ayons assuré | Espérons que nous ayons assuré. | Let’s hope we ensured. |
vous | ayez assuré | Il est important que vous ayez assuré. | It’s important that you ensured. |
ils | aient assuré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient assuré. | They doubt they ensured. |
elles | aient assuré | Elles craignent qu’elles aient assuré. | They fear they ensured. |
Other Conjugations for Assurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assurer
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Assurer – 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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