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tenter
to attempt, to tempt
Regular · 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 attempt |
| tu | you attempt |
| il/elle/on | he/she attempts |
| nous | we attempt |
| vous | you (plural/formal) attempt |
| ils/elles | they attempt |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I attempted; I have attempted |
| tu | you attempted; you have attempted |
| il/elle/on | he/she attempted; he/she has attempted |
| nous | we attempted; we have attempted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) attempted; you (plural/formal) have attempted |
| ils/elles | they attempted; they have attempted |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to attempt |
| tu | you used to attempt |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to attempt |
| nous | we used to attempt |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to attempt |
| ils/elles | they used to attempt |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had attempted |
| tu | you had attempted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had attempted |
| nous | we had attempted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had attempted |
| ils/elles | they had attempted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will attempt |
| tu | you will attempt |
| il/elle/on | he/she will attempt |
| nous | we will attempt |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will attempt |
| ils/elles | they will attempt |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have attempted |
| tu | you will have attempted |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have attempted |
| nous | we will have attempted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have attempted |
| ils/elles | they will have attempted |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to attempt |
| tu | you are going to attempt |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to attempt |
| nous | we are going to attempt |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to attempt |
| ils/elles | they are going to attempt |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just attempted |
| tu | you have just attempted |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just attempted |
| nous | we have just attempted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just attempted |
| ils/elles | they have just attempted |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I attempted |
| tu | you attempted |
| il/elle/on | he/she attempted |
| nous | we attempted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) attempted |
| ils/elles | they attempted |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had attempted |
| tu | you had attempted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had attempted |
| nous | we had attempted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had attempted |
| ils/elles | they had attempted |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would attempt |
| tu | you would attempt |
| il/elle/on | he/she would attempt |
| nous | we would attempt |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would attempt |
| ils/elles | they would attempt |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have attempted |
| tu | you would have attempted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have attempted |
| nous | we would have attempted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have attempted |
| ils/elles | they would have attempted |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have attempted |
| tu | you would have attempted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have attempted |
| nous | we would have attempted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have attempted |
| ils/elles | they would have attempted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I attempt |
| tu | (that) you attempt |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she attempts |
| nous | (that) we attempt |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) attempt |
| ils/elles | (that) they attempt |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have attempted |
| tu | (that) you have attempted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has attempted |
| nous | (that) we have attempted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have attempted |
| ils/elles | (that) they have attempted |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I attempted |
| tu | (that) you attempted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she attempted |
| nous | (that) we attempted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) attempted |
| ils/elles | (that) they attempted |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had attempted |
| tu | (that) you had attempted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had attempted |
| nous | (that) we had attempted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had attempted |
| ils/elles | (that) they had attempted |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | attempt! |
| nous | let's attempt! |
| vous | attempt! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have attempted by then! |
| nous | let's have attempted by then! |
| vous | have attempted by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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