Conjugations
All six tenses and their examples are shown below. Use the links above to jump to a tense. English translations use the meaning “to reassure.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | sécurise | I reassure | |
| tu | sécurises | you reassure | |
| il / elle / on | sécurise | he / she / it reassureson: we reassure / one reassures | |
| nous | sécurisons | we reassure | |
| vous | sécurisez | you reassure | |
| ils / elles | sécurisent | they reassure |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Ce rituel sécurise l'enfant.
This ritual reassures the child.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai sécurisé | I reassured | |
| tu | as sécurisé | you reassured | |
| il / elle / on | a sécurisé | he / she / it reassuredon: we reassured / one reassured | |
| nous | avons sécurisé | we reassured | |
| vous | avez sécurisé | you reassured | |
| ils / elles | ont sécurisé | they reassured |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, ce rituel a sécurisé l'enfant.
Yesterday, this ritual reassured the child.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
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Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | sécurisais | I used to reassure | |
| tu | sécurisais | you used to reassure | |
| il / elle / on | sécurisait | he / she / it used to reassureon: we used to reassure / one used to reassure | |
| nous | sécurisions | we used to reassure | |
| vous | sécurisiez | you used to reassure | |
| ils / elles | sécurisaient | they used to reassure |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, ce rituel sécurisait l'enfant.
Back then, this ritual used to reassure the child.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | sécuriserai | I will reassure | |
| tu | sécuriseras | you will reassure | |
| il / elle / on | sécurisera | he / she / it will reassureon: we will reassure / one will reassure | |
| nous | sécuriserons | we will reassure | |
| vous | sécuriserez | you will reassure | |
| ils / elles | sécuriseront | they will reassure |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, ce rituel sécurisera l'enfant.
Later, this ritual will reassure the child.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | sécuriserais | I would reassure | |
| tu | sécuriserais | you would reassure | |
| il / elle / on | sécuriserait | he / she / it would reassureon: we would reassure / one would reassure | |
| nous | sécuriserions | we would reassure | |
| vous | sécuriseriez | you would reassure | |
| ils / elles | sécuriseraient | they would reassure |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Ce rituel sécuriserait l'enfant.
This ritual would reassure the child.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | sécurise | (that) I reassure | |
| tu | sécurises | (that) you reassure | |
| il / elle / on | sécurise | (that) he / she / it reassureson: (that) we reassure / one reassures | |
| nous | sécurisions | (that) we reassure | |
| vous | sécurisiez | (that) you reassure | |
| ils / elles | sécurisent | (that) they reassure |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que ce rituel sécurise l'enfant.
It is possible that this ritual reassures the child.
French forms omit the subject. Use j’ before a vowel sound. Vous is polite singular or plural “you”; on often means “we,” or the general “one.” English wording depends on the context: passé composé can also use “have,” and the imperfect can describe an ongoing action. Subjunctive translations here follow “it is possible that.”
This example uses sécuriser in the psychological sense reassure or make someone feel safe.
Meaning & usage
- to secure (to move from a feeling of anxiety to a feeling of security, to an impression of confidence)
- to put at ease
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and simple conjugation forms adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Passé composé forms combine the source auxiliary and past participle. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations