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