S'asseoir (or s'assoir) is a peculiar verb in that it has two accepted conjugations in Le Présent. They are equally correct and mean exactly the same thing.
Here are both conjugations of S'ASSEOIR (to sit down) in Le Présent:
| 1st conjugation | 2nd conjugation | English |
| je m'assois | je m'assieds | I sit down / I'm sitting down |
| tu t'assois | tu t'assieds | you sit down / you're sitting down |
| il s'assoit | il s'assied | he/she/one sit down / he/she/one is sitting down |
| nous nous assoyons | nous nous asseyons | we sit down / we're sitting down |
| vous vous assoyez | vous vous asseyez | you sit down / you're sitting down |
| ils s'assoient | ils s'asseyent | they sit down / they're sitting down |
Note that these two conjugations have different pronunciations:
Remember that to conjugate a reflexive verb in Le Présent, you need to agree the reflexive pronom se (infinitive: se laver, se raser...) with each person, as follows:
je me / m'
tu te / t'
il, elle, on se / s' + verb conjugated in the right form
nous nous
vous vous
ils, elles se / s'
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