French reference
affirmer
to assert
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I assert |
| tu | you assert |
| il/elle/on | he/she asserts |
| nous | we assert |
| vous | you (plural/formal) assert |
| ils/elles | they assert |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I asserted; I have asserted |
| tu | you asserted; you have asserted |
| il/elle/on | he/she asserted; he/she has asserted |
| nous | we asserted; we have asserted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) asserted; you (plural/formal) have asserted |
| ils/elles | they asserted; they have asserted |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to assert |
| tu | you used to assert |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to assert |
| nous | we used to assert |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to assert |
| ils/elles | they used to assert |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had asserted |
| tu | you had asserted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had asserted |
| nous | we had asserted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had asserted |
| ils/elles | they had asserted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will assert |
| tu | you will assert |
| il/elle/on | he/she will assert |
| nous | we will assert |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will assert |
| ils/elles | they will assert |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have asserted |
| tu | you will have asserted |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have asserted |
| nous | we will have asserted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have asserted |
| ils/elles | they will have asserted |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to assert |
| tu | you are going to assert |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to assert |
| nous | we are going to assert |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to assert |
| ils/elles | they are going to assert |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just asserted |
| tu | you have just asserted |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just asserted |
| nous | we have just asserted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just asserted |
| ils/elles | they have just asserted |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I asserted |
| tu | you asserted |
| il/elle/on | he/she asserted |
| nous | we asserted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) asserted |
| ils/elles | they asserted |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had asserted |
| tu | you had asserted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had asserted |
| nous | we had asserted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had asserted |
| ils/elles | they had asserted |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would assert |
| tu | you would assert |
| il/elle/on | he/she would assert |
| nous | we would assert |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would assert |
| ils/elles | they would assert |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have asserted |
| tu | you would have asserted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have asserted |
| nous | we would have asserted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have asserted |
| ils/elles | they would have asserted |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have asserted |
| tu | you would have asserted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have asserted |
| nous | we would have asserted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have asserted |
| ils/elles | they would have asserted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I assert |
| tu | (that) you assert |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she asserts |
| nous | (that) we assert |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) assert |
| ils/elles | (that) they assert |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have asserted |
| tu | (that) you have asserted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has asserted |
| nous | (that) we have asserted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have asserted |
| ils/elles | (that) they have asserted |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I asserted |
| tu | (that) you asserted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she asserted |
| nous | (that) we asserted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) asserted |
| ils/elles | (that) they asserted |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had asserted |
| tu | (that) you had asserted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had asserted |
| nous | (that) we had asserted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had asserted |
| ils/elles | (that) they had asserted |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | assert! |
| nous | let's assert! |
| vous | assert! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have asserted by then! |
| nous | let's have asserted by then! |
| vous | have asserted by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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