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Verb

asseoir

to seat / to sit (someone) down

Auxiliary: avoir

'asseoir' is a very irregular verb with two accepted conjugation patterns (assieds- / assois-); the -ey- forms shown here are the more literary. It is most commonly used reflexively as 's'asseoir' (to sit down). The transitive verb takes 'avoir' (past participle 'assis').

Elle assied le bébé sur la chaise haute.

She sits the baby on the high chair.

Indicatif

Présent

Present

je assieds
I seat

J'assieds mon fils sur mes genoux.

I sit my son on my lap.

tu assieds
you seat

Tu assieds les invités à table.

You seat the guests at the table.

il/elle/on assied
he/she/one seats

La maîtresse assied les enfants au premier rang.

The teacher seats the children in the front row.

nous asseyons
we seat

Nous asseyons les personnes âgées près de la fenêtre.

We seat the elderly near the window.

vous asseyez
you (plural) seat

Vous asseyez toujours le patient avec soin.

You always seat the patient carefully.

ils/elles asseyent
they seat

Les hôtesses asseyent les passagers.

The hostesses seat the passengers.

Imparfait

Imperfect

je asseyais
I used to seat

J'asseyais toujours ma fille à côté de moi.

I always used to seat my daughter next to me.

tu asseyais
you used to seat

Tu asseyais les enfants avant de servir.

You used to seat the children before serving.

il/elle/on asseyait
he/she/one used to seat

Le professeur asseyait les élèves par ordre alphabétique.

The teacher used to seat the pupils alphabetically.

nous asseyions
we used to seat

Nous asseyions les clients près du feu.

We used to seat the customers near the fire.

vous asseyiez
you (plural) used to seat

Vous asseyiez les mariés au centre.

You used to seat the newlyweds in the centre.

ils/elles asseyaient
they used to seat

Ils asseyaient les spectateurs par catégorie.

They used to seat the spectators by category.

Passé composé

Present Perfect

je ai assis
I have seated

J'ai assis le vieil homme sur le banc.

I sat the old man on the bench.

tu as assis
you have seated

Tu as assis le bébé trop près du bord.

You sat the baby too close to the edge.

il/elle/on a assis
he/she/one has seated

Elle a assis les enfants devant la télévision.

She sat the children in front of the television.

nous avons assis
we have seated

Nous avons assis tous les invités à temps.

We seated all the guests on time.

vous avez assis
you (plural) have seated

Vous avez assis le blessé avec précaution.

You sat the injured person down carefully.

ils/elles ont assis
they have seated

Ils ont assis le public dans le grand hall.

They seated the audience in the great hall.

Plus-que-parfait

Past Perfect

je avais assis
I had seated

J'avais assis l'enfant avant le début du repas.

I had seated the child before the meal began.

tu avais assis
you had seated

Tu avais assis les invités selon le plan.

You had seated the guests according to the plan.

il/elle/on avait assis
he/she/one had seated

Elle avait assis le patient avant l'examen.

She had seated the patient before the examination.

nous avions assis
we had seated

Nous avions assis tout le monde avant son arrivée.

We had seated everyone before his arrival.

vous aviez assis
you (plural) had seated

Vous aviez assis les enfants au fond de la salle.

You had seated the children at the back of the room.

ils/elles avaient assis
they had seated

Ils avaient assis les délégués par pays.

They had seated the delegates by country.

Futur simple

Future

je assiérai
I will seat

Je t'assiérai à côté de moi au dîner.

I will seat you next to me at dinner.

tu assiéras
you will seat

Tu assiéras les enfants à la petite table.

You'll seat the children at the small table.

il/elle/on assiéra
he/she/one will seat

L'hôtesse assiéra les derniers arrivants.

The hostess will seat the last arrivals.

nous assiérons
we will seat

Nous assiérons les invités d'honneur devant.

We will seat the guests of honour at the front.

vous assiérez
you (plural) will seat

Vous assiérez les spectateurs par ordre d'arrivée.

You will seat the spectators in order of arrival.

ils/elles assiéront
they will seat

Ils assiéront le jury sur l'estrade.

They will seat the jury on the platform.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

Conditional

je assiérais
I would seat

Je t'assiérais bien à ma droite, mais la place est prise.

I would seat you to my right, but the seat is taken.

tu assiérais
you would seat

Tu assiérais qui à côté du directeur ?

Who would you seat next to the director?

il/elle/on assiérait
he/she/one would seat

Elle assiérait volontiers les enfants près d'elle.

She would gladly seat the children near her.

nous assiérions
we would seat

Nous assiérions les familles ensemble si possible.

We would seat families together if possible.

vous assiériez
you (plural) would seat

Vous assiériez les VIP au premier rang ?

Would you seat the VIPs in the front row?

ils/elles assiéraient
they would seat

Ils assiéraient les journalistes à part.

They would seat the journalists separately.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

Present Subjunctive

je asseye
(that) I seat

Il faut que j'asseye le bébé correctement.

I need to seat the baby properly.

tu asseyes
(that) you seat

Je veux que tu asseyes les invités rapidement.

I want you to seat the guests quickly.

il/elle/on asseye
(that) he/she/one seat

Il vaut mieux qu'elle asseye l'enfant loin du bord.

It is better that she seat the child away from the edge.

nous asseyions
(that) we seat

On attend que nous asseyions les spectateurs.

They are waiting for us to seat the spectators.

vous asseyiez
(that) you (plural) seat

Je préfère que vous asseyiez les enfants ensemble.

I prefer that you seat the children together.

ils/elles asseyent
(that) they seat

Il faut qu'ils asseyent tout le monde avant le début.

They must seat everyone before it starts.

Impératif

Impératif

Imperative

tu assieds
seat!

Assieds le petit sur sa chaise, s'il te plaît.

Sit the little one on his chair, please.

nous asseyons
let's seat!

Asseyons les invités avant de servir le repas.

Let's seat the guests before serving the meal.

vous asseyez
seat! (plural)

Asseyez les enfants avant de servir.

Seat the children before serving.

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