French reference
assumer
to take responsibility for, to own; to accept
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 take responsibility for |
| tu | you take responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she takes responsibility for |
| nous | we take responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) take responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they take responsibility for |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I took responsibility for; I have taken responsibility for |
| tu | you took responsibility for; you have taken responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she took responsibility for; he/she has taken responsibility for |
| nous | we took responsibility for; we have taken responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) took responsibility for; you (plural/formal) have taken responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they took responsibility for; they have taken responsibility for |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to take responsibility for |
| tu | you used to take responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to take responsibility for |
| nous | we used to take responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to take responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they used to take responsibility for |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had taken responsibility for |
| tu | you had taken responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she had taken responsibility for |
| nous | we had taken responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had taken responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they had taken responsibility for |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will take responsibility for |
| tu | you will take responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she will take responsibility for |
| nous | we will take responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will take responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they will take responsibility for |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have taken responsibility for |
| tu | you will have taken responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have taken responsibility for |
| nous | we will have taken responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have taken responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they will have taken responsibility for |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to take responsibility for |
| tu | you are going to take responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to take responsibility for |
| nous | we are going to take responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to take responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they are going to take responsibility for |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just taken responsibility for |
| tu | you have just taken responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just taken responsibility for |
| nous | we have just taken responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just taken responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they have just taken responsibility for |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I took responsibility for |
| tu | you took responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she took responsibility for |
| nous | we took responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) took responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they took responsibility for |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had taken responsibility for |
| tu | you had taken responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she had taken responsibility for |
| nous | we had taken responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had taken responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they had taken responsibility for |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would take responsibility for |
| tu | you would take responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she would take responsibility for |
| nous | we would take responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would take responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they would take responsibility for |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have taken responsibility for |
| tu | you would have taken responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have taken responsibility for |
| nous | we would have taken responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have taken responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they would have taken responsibility for |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have taken responsibility for |
| tu | you would have taken responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have taken responsibility for |
| nous | we would have taken responsibility for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have taken responsibility for |
| ils/elles | they would have taken responsibility for |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I take responsibility for |
| tu | (that) you take responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she takes responsibility for |
| nous | (that) we take responsibility for |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) take responsibility for |
| ils/elles | (that) they take responsibility for |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have taken responsibility for |
| tu | (that) you have taken responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has taken responsibility for |
| nous | (that) we have taken responsibility for |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have taken responsibility for |
| ils/elles | (that) they have taken responsibility for |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I took responsibility for |
| tu | (that) you took responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she took responsibility for |
| nous | (that) we took responsibility for |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) took responsibility for |
| ils/elles | (that) they took responsibility for |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had taken responsibility for |
| tu | (that) you had taken responsibility for |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had taken responsibility for |
| nous | (that) we had taken responsibility for |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had taken responsibility for |
| ils/elles | (that) they had taken responsibility for |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | take responsibility for! |
| nous | let's take responsibility for! |
| vous | take responsibility for! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have taken responsibility for by then! |
| nous | let's have taken responsibility for by then! |
| vous | have taken responsibility for by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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