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assurer

to assure, to ensure, to make sure; to do; to take care of; to carry out; to be in charge of

Usage

To insure (assurer sa voiture) and to assure/ensure (je t'assure que c'est vrai) — and, in everyday informal speech, a completely different colloquial sense: to be really good at something or to come through under pressure (il assure, elle a assuré à l'oral). That slang use is extremely common among younger speakers.

Examples
  • Il a assuré sa maison contre l'incendie.He insured his house against fire.
  • Je t'assure que je n'ai rien fait.I assure you I didn't do anything.
  • Elle assure grave à la guitare.She's really good at guitar.
Common mistake

The casual 'il assure' (he's got it, he's killing it) has nothing to do with insurance or assurance — learners who only know the literal senses will misread this common slang compliment.

In real life
  • expression "Il assure"Well-documented colloquial French slang, used especially by younger speakers, meaning someone is impressive or performing very well — distinct from the literal 'to insure/assure' senses.

Simple tenses

Present

jeassure
tuassures
il/elleassure
nousassurons
vousassurez
ils/ellesassurent

Imperfect

jeassurais
tuassurais
il/elleassurait
nousassurions
vousassuriez
ils/ellesassuraient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeassurai
tuassuras
il/elleassura
nousassurâmes
vousassurâtes
ils/ellesassurèrent

Future

jeassurerai
tuassureras
il/elleassurera
nousassurerons
vousassurerez
ils/ellesassureront

Conditional

jeassurerais
tuassurerais
il/elleassurerait
nousassurerions
vousassureriez
ils/ellesassureraient

Subjunctive

jeassure
tuassures
il/elleassure
nousassurions
vousassuriez
ils/ellesassurent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeassurasse
tuassurasses
il/elleassurât
nousassurassions
vousassurassiez
ils/ellesassurassent

Imperative

tuassure
nousassurons
vousassurez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai assuré
tuas assuré
il/ellea assuré
nousavons assuré
vousavez assuré
ils/ellesont assuré

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais assuré
tuavais assuré
il/elleavait assuré
nousavions assuré
vousaviez assuré
ils/ellesavaient assuré

Passé antérieur

jeeus assuré
tueus assuré
il/elleeut assuré
nouseûmes assuré
vouseûtes assuré
ils/elleseurent assuré

Futur antérieur

jeaurai assuré
tuauras assuré
il/elleaura assuré
nousaurons assuré
vousaurez assuré
ils/ellesauront assuré

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais assuré
tuaurais assuré
il/elleaurait assuré
nousaurions assuré
vousauriez assuré
ils/ellesauraient assuré

Subjonctif passé

jeaie assuré
tuaies assuré
il/elleait assuré
nousayons assuré
vousayez assuré
ils/ellesaient assuré

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse assuré
tueusses assuré
il/elleeût assuré
nouseussions assuré
vouseussiez assuré
ils/elleseussent assuré

Impératif passé

tuaie assuré
nousayons assuré
vousayez assuré

Other

Present participle

assurant

Past participle

assuré

Infinitive

assurer

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Frequently asked questions

What does "assurer" mean?

"assurer" means "to assure, to ensure, to make sure; to do; to take care of; to carry out; to be in charge of".

How do you conjugate "assurer" in the present tense?

The present of "assurer" is: je assure, tu assures, il/elle assure, nous assurons, vous assurez, ils/elles assurent.

What is the Passé composé of "assurer"?

The passé composé of "assurer" is: je ai assuré, tu as assuré, il/elle a assuré, nous avons assuré, vous avez assuré, ils/elles ont assuré.

What is the Imperative of "assurer"?

The imperative of "assurer" is: tu assure, nous assurons, vous assurez.