Key facts

Amasser

To amass · to amass/to heap up/to hoard

C1Regular
Stem
amass
Past participle
amassé

Examples

J'amasse des sous.

I hoard money.

Il n'amasse pas de gain.

He does not hoard profit.

Nous amassions tout.

We were hoarding everything.

Nous avons amassé ça.

We hoarded that.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'amasse
Iamass
Tuamasses
Youamass
Ilamasse
Heamasses
Nousamassons
Weamass
Vousamassez
Youamass
Ilsamassent
Theyamass

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais amasser
Iam going to amass
Tuvas amasser
Youare going to amass
Ilva amasser
Heis going to amass
Nousallons amasser
Weare going to amass
Vousallez amasser
Youare going to amass
Ilsvont amasser
Theyare going to amass

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'amasser
Ihave just amassed
Tuviens d'amasser
Youhave just amassed
Ilvient d'amasser
Hehas just amassed
Nousvenons d'amasser
Wehave just amassed
Vousvenez d'amasser
Youhave just amassed
Ilsviennent d'amasser
Theyhave just amassed

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai amassé
Ihave amassed
Tuas amassé
Youhave amassed
Ila amassé
Hehas amassed
Nousavons amassé
Wehave amassed
Vousavez amassé
Youhave amassed
Ilsont amassé
Theyhave amassed

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'amasserais
Iwould amass
Tuamasserais
Youwould amass
Ilamasserait
Hewould amass
Nousamasserions
Wewould amass
Vousamasseriez
Youwould amass
Ilsamasseraient
Theywould amass

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'amasserai
Iwill amass
Tuamasseras
Youwill amass
Ilamassera
Hewill amass
Nousamasserons
Wewill amass
Vousamasserez
Youwill amass
Ilsamasseront
Theywill amass

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'amassais
Iwas amassing
Tuamassais
Youwere amassing
Ilamassait
Hewas amassing
Nousamassions
Were amassing
Vousamassiez
Youwere amassing
Ilsamassaient
Theywere amassing

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)amasse
Youamass
(Nous)amassons
Weamass
(Vous)amassez
Youamass

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

amassant
amassing

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en amassant
amassing

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