s'assumer — French conjugation

to accept oneself

RegularReflexiveassumer → s'assumer

Indicative

Present (Présent) Regular

Use the présent for habits, what is true now, and what is about to happen soon. A single set of endings covers what English often splits into “I speak” and “I am speaking”.

Elle parle arabe et français.

PronounFrench
jem'assume
tut'assumes
il/elles'assume
nousnous assumons
vousvous assumez
ils/elless'assument

Simple past (Passé simple) Regular

The passé simple narrates completed past events in a literary or very formal style. In everyday conversation people use the passé composé instead, so you mostly meet this form in books and journalism.

Ils virent le roi s'approcher.

PronounFrench
jem'assumai
tut'assumas
il/elles'assuma
nousnous assumâmes
vousvous assumâtes
ils/elless'assumèrent

Imperfect (Imparfait) Regular

The imparfait describes ongoing or repeated past actions and sets the background — how things were, what used to happen, weather, feelings. The passé composé, by contrast, marks single completed events.

Quand j'étais petit, j'allais souvent à la piscine.

PronounFrench
jem'assumais
tut'assumais
il/elles'assumait
nousnous assumions
vousvous assumiez
ils/elless'assumaient

Conditional (Conditionnel) Regular

The conditionnel is for polite questions and requests, “would”-type hypotheticals, and what someone said would happen. It is also the usual consequent clause in si + imparfait → conditionnel patterns.

Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?

PronounFrench
jem'assumerais
tut'assumerais
il/elles'assumerait
nousnous assumerions
vousvous assumeriez
ils/elless'assumeraient

Future (Futur) Regular

The futur is for future plans and objective predictions. In speech, aller + infinitive is often clearer for the immediate future, while the simple future is common for facts further ahead or in writing.

Demain, nous dînerons chez eux.

PronounFrench
jem'assumerai
tut'assumeras
il/elles'assumera
nousnous assumerons
vousvous assumerez
ils/elless'assumeront

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Regular

The present subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after desire, doubt, fear, need, and many impersonals, usually when the subject of the subordinate is different. Learn common triggers: il faut que, je veux que, je doute que…

Il faut qu'il parte avant midi.

PronounFrench
jem'assume
tut'assumes
il/elles'assume
nousnous assumions
vousvous assumiez
ils/elless'assument

Imperfect subjunctive (Subjonctif imparfait) Regular

The imparfait du subjonctif is a literary and formal past subjunctive. In modern speech, the present subjunctive usually replaces it for the same meaning.

Bien qu'il fût fatigué, il continua.

PronounFrench
jem'assumasse
tut'assumasses
il/elles'assumât
nousnous assumassions
vousvous assumassiez
ils/elless'assumassent