Summary: . AUDIO below, with a French accent S’ASS- is the root of the verb -OIR is the ending of the verb . Indicatif - Indicative Mode .... statements présent .... present tense je m’assois .... I sit down* je ne m’assois pas .... I’m not sitting down je m’assois .... I sit down tu t’assois .... you sit down elle s’assoit .... she sits down il s’assoit .... he/it sits down on s’assoit .... we sit down nous nous assoyons .... we sit down vous vous assoyez .... you sit down elles s’assoient .... they sit down ils s’assoient .... they sit down .... *also I’m sitting down… imparfait .... imperfect je m’assoyais .... I used to sit down* je ne m’assoyais pas .... I wasn’t sitting down je m’assoyais .... I used to sit down tu t’assoyais .... you used to sit down elle s’assoyait .... she used to sit down il s’assoyait .... he/it used to sit down on s’assoyait .... we used to sit down nous nous assoyions .... we used to sit down vous vous assoyiez .... you used to sit down elles s’assoyaient .... they used to sit down ils s’assoyaient .... they used to sit down .... •also I was sitting down, I would sit down… passé composé .... preterit or present perfect je me suis assis/e .... I sat down* je ne me suis pas assis/e .... I didn’t sit down je me suis assis/e .... I sat down tu t’es assis/e .... you sat down elle s’est assise .... she sat down il s’est assis .... he/it sat down on s’est assis/es .... we sat down nous nous sommes assis/es .... we sat down vous vous êtes assis/es .... you sat down elles se sont assises .... they sat down ils se sont assis .... they sat down .... * also I have sat down… futur simple .... future tense je m’assoirai .... I will sit down je ne m’assoirai pas .... I won’t sit down je m’assoirai .... I will sit down tu t’assoiras .... you will sit down elle s’assoira .... she will sit down il s’assoira .... he/it will sit down on s’assoira .... we will sit down nous nous assoirons .... we will sit down vous vous assoirez .... you will sit down elles s’assoiront .... they will sit down ils s’assoiront .... they will sit down Continue this verb with its Premium worksheet here (http://www.frenchetc.org/2007/10/28/sassoir-alltenses/ ). Note: s’assoir is the new spelling of old ‘s’asseoir’. It also has a second conjugated form: je m’assois or je m’assieds, the latter being more literary. Similar verbs to ‘s’assoir’ – to sit down are assoir – to sit someone else down and rassoir –to sit again, and se rassoir – to sit oneself down again. Related: tenses and modes (../grammar-insight/tenses-and-modes/) . 52 Very First French Verbs (../2008/01/14/french-verb-podcast/). Post your comment about this right down here at ‘Leave a Reply’. Come to FRENCH ETC. for French, French vocabulary, French grammar, French culture, about France, about French, français, vocabulaire, learn French, French podcasts, learn French by podcast, French language podcasts, French tutorial, French one on one, French expressions, expressions, e-learning, learning French, French online, France, listening comprehension, dictées, French dictation, sign up for FRENCH ETC. at frenchetc.org (http://www.frenchetc.org/fe-signup-page/) Bonne journée française ! AUDIO
