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I have found it impossible to learn the 2 conjugations of this verb.  I am probably way worse at rote memorization than most other people (and not just for French).  Every so often I come back to it here, hoping something will strike me.  Aha!  I just noticed that the endings for the first conjugation present indicative are the same as for voir!  Small progress.  As for the second conjugation, are there any "familiar" verbs that have these endings?  I tried to used Ez-glot to find similar endings, but the site is no longer accessible.  

Thanks

Hi there,

In the examples given in this lesson one of the speakers pronounce "Elle s'assied avec Paul/Elle s'assoit avec Paul" with the d/t at the end.
I thought maybe this was due to having a vowel following it, but on the other examples above there are also "Avec" following the Assied/assoit and omitting the last consonant!

 Any ideas?

Thanks.

What is the 1st conjugation for?

In this lesson you teach both forms are correct but in the exercise you mark s'asseyent as incorrect. Why?

With regards to both conjugations, is one more common than the other when speaking and the same when writing. I think a French friend of mine said once that one is more common over the other when writing.

Also, should I learn both ways or just the one that I find easier?

Thank you

Hello,

I know that the reflexive verb introduction is in the A1 level but, when should one learn about the passive and subjective  pronominals?

Thanks

Nicole

Why does the question asking for the conjugation of s'asseoir mark the answer "Nous nous assoyons"  in favour of "Nous nous asseyons" when according to the LESSON on this subject provides both conjugations ?

A French friend recently corrected me when I told him:

"Je m'assieds dans ma voiture à présent."

He said I should say:

"Je suis assis dans ma voiture à présent."

Is one better to than the other? 

I use Word Reference as my bilingual dictionary.  Here's their note on the two spellings.  Note: "ass(e)oir" and "rass(e)oir" have two conjugations. The conjugated forms with an "e" are more common than those with an "o".