All verbs

/asyʁe/to assureB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · que + clause — Takes a direct object, or que + clause; reflexive s'assurer que for making sure

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
assurons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

assur-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

assur-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

assur-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

assur-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

assur-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
assurer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

assurer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

assurer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

assurer

Past participle
assuré

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

assuré

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

assuré

Conjugation

présent
Ij'assure/ʒasyʁ/I assure
youtu assures/ty asyʁ/you assure
he/sheil assure/il asyʁ/he assures
wenous assurons/nuz asyʁɔ̃/we assure
youvous assurez/vuz asyʁe/you assure
theyils assurent/ilz asyʁ/they assure

Examples

  • Je t'assure.

    /ʒə ta.syʁ/

    I promise you.

  • Je t'assure que c'est vrai.

    /ʒə ta.syʁ kə sɛ vʁɛ/

    I promise you it's true.

  • J'ai assuré ma voiture.

    /ʒe a.sy.ʁe ma vwa.tyʁ/

    I've insured my car.

Set phrases

  • l'assurance

    insurance

  • s'assurer que

    to make sure that

Notes

  • Three meanings that English splits: to assure someone, to insure something, and reflexively to make sure. J'ai assuré ma voiture is insurance; Je t'assure is a promise.