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essayer
to try; to try on
Stem change · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I try |
| tu | you try |
| il/elle/on | he/she tries |
| nous | we try |
| vous | you (plural/formal) try |
| ils/elles | they try |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I tried; I have tried |
| tu | you tried; you have tried |
| il/elle/on | he/she tried; he/she has tried |
| nous | we tried; we have tried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) tried; you (plural/formal) have tried |
| ils/elles | they tried; they have tried |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to try |
| tu | you used to try |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to try |
| nous | we used to try |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to try |
| ils/elles | they used to try |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had tried |
| tu | you had tried |
| il/elle/on | he/she had tried |
| nous | we had tried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had tried |
| ils/elles | they had tried |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will try |
| tu | you will try |
| il/elle/on | he/she will try |
| nous | we will try |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will try |
| ils/elles | they will try |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have tried |
| tu | you will have tried |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have tried |
| nous | we will have tried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have tried |
| ils/elles | they will have tried |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to try |
| tu | you are going to try |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to try |
| nous | we are going to try |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to try |
| ils/elles | they are going to try |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just tried |
| tu | you have just tried |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just tried |
| nous | we have just tried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just tried |
| ils/elles | they have just tried |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I tried |
| tu | you tried |
| il/elle/on | he/she tried |
| nous | we tried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) tried |
| ils/elles | they tried |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had tried |
| tu | you had tried |
| il/elle/on | he/she had tried |
| nous | we had tried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had tried |
| ils/elles | they had tried |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would try |
| tu | you would try |
| il/elle/on | he/she would try |
| nous | we would try |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would try |
| ils/elles | they would try |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have tried |
| tu | you would have tried |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have tried |
| nous | we would have tried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have tried |
| ils/elles | they would have tried |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have tried |
| tu | you would have tried |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have tried |
| nous | we would have tried |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have tried |
| ils/elles | they would have tried |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I try |
| tu | (that) you try |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she tries |
| nous | (that) we try |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) try |
| ils/elles | (that) they try |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have tried |
| tu | (that) you have tried |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has tried |
| nous | (that) we have tried |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have tried |
| ils/elles | (that) they have tried |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I tried |
| tu | (that) you tried |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she tried |
| nous | (that) we tried |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) tried |
| ils/elles | (that) they tried |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had tried |
| tu | (that) you had tried |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had tried |
| nous | (that) we had tried |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had tried |
| ils/elles | (that) they had tried |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | try! |
| nous | let's try! |
| vous | try! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have tried by then! |
| nous | let's have tried by then! |
| vous | have tried by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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