Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assumer
Introduction to the verb assumer
The English translation of the French verb assumer is “to assume.” It is pronounced as ah-soo-may.
The word “assumer” comes from the Latin word “assumere,” meaning “to take up” or “to undertake.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express actions or events that are hypothetical, uncertain, or have not yet happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais assumé si j’avais eu plus de temps. (I would have assumed if I had had more time.)
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Il était temps que tu aies assumé tes responsabilités. (It was time for you to have assumed your responsibilities.)
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Nous aurions assumé si nous avions su que c’était important. (We would have assumed if we had known it was important.)
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I would have assumed if I had had more time.
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It was time for you to have assumed your responsibilities.
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We would have assumed if we had known it was important.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of assumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse assumé | J’aurais préféré que je eusse assumé. | I would have preferred if I had taken on. |
tu | eusses assumé | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses assumé. | I would have preferred if you had taken on. |
il | eût assumé | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût assumé. | I would have preferred if he had taken on. |
elle | eût assumé | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût assumé. | I would have preferred if she had taken on. |
on | eût assumé | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût assumé. | I would have preferred if one had taken on. |
nous | eussions assumé | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions assumé. | I would have preferred if we had taken on. |
vous | eussiez assumé | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez assumé. | I would have preferred if you had taken on. |
ils | eussent assumé | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent assumé. | I would have preferred if they had taken on. |
elles | eussent assumé | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent assumé. | I would have preferred if they had taken on. |
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
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 Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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