All verbs

/ʁasyʁe/to reassureB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive for reassuring yourself

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
rassurons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

rassur-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

rassur-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

rassur-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

rassur-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

rassur-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
rassurer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

rassurer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

rassurer

Past participle
rassuré

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

rassuré

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

rassuré

Conjugation

présent
Ije rassure/ʒə ʁasyʁ/I reassure
youtu rassures/ty ʁasyʁ/you reassure
he/sheil rassure/il ʁasyʁ/he reassures
wenous rassurons/nu ʁasyʁɔ̃/we reassure
youvous rassurez/vu ʁasyʁe/you reassure
theyils rassurent/il ʁasyʁ/they reassure

Examples

  • Il m'a rassuré.

    /il ma ʁa.sy.ʁe/

    He reassured me.

  • Rassure-toi.

    /ʁa.syʁ.twa/

    Don't worry.

  • Ça me rassure.

    /sa mə ʁa.syʁ/

    That's reassuring.

Set phrases

  • Rassure-toi

    Don't worry, rest assured

  • rassurant

    reassuring

Notes

  • Rassure-toi is "don't worry" — gentler and more specific than Ne t'inquiète pas: it answers a fear you have just expressed.