French reference
s'asseoir
to sit down
Irregular · 18 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 sit down |
| tu | you sit down |
| il/elle/on | he/she sits down |
| nous | we sit down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) sit down |
| ils/elles | they sit down |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I sat down; I have sat down |
| tu | you sat down; you have sat down |
| il/elle/on | he/she sat down; he/she has sat down |
| nous | we sat down; we have sat down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) sat down; you (plural/formal) have sat down |
| ils/elles | they sat down; they have sat down |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to sit down |
| tu | you used to sit down |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to sit down |
| nous | we used to sit down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to sit down |
| ils/elles | they used to sit down |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had sat down |
| tu | you had sat down |
| il/elle/on | he/she had sat down |
| nous | we had sat down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had sat down |
| ils/elles | they had sat down |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will sit down |
| tu | you will sit down |
| il/elle/on | he/she will sit down |
| nous | we will sit down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will sit down |
| ils/elles | they will sit down |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have sat down |
| tu | you will have sat down |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have sat down |
| nous | we will have sat down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have sat down |
| ils/elles | they will have sat down |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to sit down |
| tu | you are going to sit down |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to sit down |
| nous | we are going to sit down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to sit down |
| ils/elles | they are going to sit down |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just sat down |
| tu | you have just sat down |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just sat down |
| nous | we have just sat down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just sat down |
| ils/elles | they have just sat down |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I sat down |
| tu | you sat down |
| il/elle/on | he/she sat down |
| nous | we sat down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) sat down |
| ils/elles | they sat down |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had sat down |
| tu | you had sat down |
| il/elle/on | he/she had sat down |
| nous | we had sat down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had sat down |
| ils/elles | they had sat down |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would sit down |
| tu | you would sit down |
| il/elle/on | he/she would sit down |
| nous | we would sit down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would sit down |
| ils/elles | they would sit down |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have sat down |
| tu | you would have sat down |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have sat down |
| nous | we would have sat down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have sat down |
| ils/elles | they would have sat down |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have sat down |
| tu | you would have sat down |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have sat down |
| nous | we would have sat down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have sat down |
| ils/elles | they would have sat down |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I sit down |
| tu | (that) you sit down |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she sits down |
| nous | (that) we sit down |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) sit down |
| ils/elles | (that) they sit down |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have sat down |
| tu | (that) you have sat down |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has sat down |
| nous | (that) we have sat down |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have sat down |
| ils/elles | (that) they have sat down |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I sat down |
| tu | (that) you sat down |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she sat down |
| nous | (that) we sat down |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) sat down |
| ils/elles | (that) they sat down |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had sat down |
| tu | (that) you had sat down |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had sat down |
| nous | (that) we had sat down |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had sat down |
| ils/elles | (that) they had sat down |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | sit down! |
| nous | let's sit down! |
| vous | sit down! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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