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assaillir
assaillir
French
Verb
assaillir
Conjugation
This verb is part of a small group of verbs in -ir that conjugate in the indicative imperfect and present, the subjunctive present, and the present participle, as if they ended in -er. They are sometimes written with an ‘e’ in the future and imperfect, like cueillir and other verbs in -llir.
Conjugation of assaillir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | assaillir | avoir assailli | |||||
| gerund | en assaillant | en ayant assailli | |||||
| present participle | assaillant /a.sa.jɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | assailli /a.sa.ji/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | assaille /a.saj/ |
assailles /a.saj/ |
assaille /a.saj/ |
assaillons /a.sa.jɔ̃/ |
assaillez /a.sa.je/ |
assaillent /a.saj/ |
| imperfect | assaillais /a.sa.jɛ/ |
assaillais /a.sa.jɛ/ |
assaillait /a.sa.jɛ/ |
assaillions /a.saj.jɔ̃/ |
assailliez /a.saj.je/ |
assaillaient /a.sa.jɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | assaillis /a.sa.ji/ |
assaillis /a.sa.ji/ |
assaillit /a.sa.ji/ |
assaillîmes /a.sa.jim/ |
assaillîtes /a.sa.jit/ |
assaillirent /a.sa.jiʁ/ |
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| future | assaillirai or assaillerai /a.sa.ji.ʁe/ or /a.saj.ʁe/ |
assailliras or assailleras /a.sa.ji.ʁa/ or /a.saj.ʁa/ |
assaillira or assaillera /a.sa.ji.ʁa/ or /a.saj.ʁa/ |
assaillirons or assaillerons /a.sa.ji.ʁɔ̃/ or /a.saj.ʁɔ̃/ |
assaillirez or assaillerez /a.sa.ji.ʁe/ or /a.saj.ʁe/ |
assailliront or assailleront /a.sa.ji.ʁɔ̃/ or /a.saj.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | assaillirais or assaillerais /a.sa.ji.ʁɛ/ or /a.saj.ʁɛ/ |
assaillirais or assaillerais /a.sa.ji.ʁɛ/ or /a.saj.ʁɛ/ |
assaillirait or assaillerait /a.sa.ji.ʁɛ/ or /a.saj.ʁɛ/ |
assaillirions or assaillerions /a.sa.ji.ʁjɔ̃/ or /a.sa.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
assailliriez or assailleriez /a.sa.ji.ʁje/ or /a.sa.jə.ʁje/ |
assailliraient or assailleraient /a.sa.ji.ʁɛ/ or /a.saj.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | assaille /a.saj/ |
assailles /a.saj/ |
assaille /a.saj/ |
assaillions /a.saj.jɔ̃/ |
assailliez /a.saj.je/ |
assaillent /a.saj/ |
| imperfect1 |
assaillisse /a.sa.jis/ |
assaillisses /a.sa.jis/ |
assaillît /a.sa.ji/ |
assaillissions /a.sa.ji.sjɔ̃/ |
assaillissiez /a.sa.ji.sje/ |
assaillissent /a.sa.jis/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | assaille /a.saj/ |
— | assaillons /a.sa.jɔ̃/ |
assaillez /a.sa.je/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Old French
Verb
assaillir
- Alternative infinitive of assalir.
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of assaillir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | assaillir | avoir assali, assailli | |||||
| gerund | en assalant, assaillant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | assalant, assaillant | ||||||
| past participle | assali, assailli | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | assail | assaus | assaut | assalons, assaillons | assalez, assailliez | assalent, assaillent |
| imperfect | assaloie, assaleie, assailloie, assailleie | assaloies, assaleies, assailloies, assailleies | assaloit, assaleit, assailloit, assailleit | assaliiens, assaliens, assailliiens, assailliens | assaliiez, assaliez, assailliiez, assailliez | assaloient, assaleient, assailloient, assailleient | |
| preterite | assali, assailli | assalis, assaillis | assali, assailli | assalimes, assaillimes | assalistes, assaillistes | assalirent, assaillirent | |
| future | assaudrai | assaudras | assaudra | assaudrons | assaudroiz, assaudreiz, assaudrez | assaudront | |
| conditional | assaudroie, assaudreie | assaudroies, assaudreies | assaudroit, assaudreit | assaudriiens, assaudriens | assaudriiez, assaudriez | assaudroient, assaudreient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | assaille | assailles | assaille | assailliens, assaillons | assailliez | assaillent |
| imperfect | assaillise | assaillises | assaillit | assaillisons, assaillisiens | assaillisoiz, assaillisez, assaillisiez | assaillisent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | assail | — | assalons, assaillons | assalez, assailliez | — | ||