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Essayer (to try) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of essayer (to try) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Essayer (to try) - Verb conjugation and exercises

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Infinitif Participe passé
Essayer (to try) essayé (tried)

Verb conjugations

Indicatif

Present 

French English
(je/j') j'essaie/essaye I try
(tu) essaies/essayes you try
(il/elle/on) essaie/essaye he/she/one tries
(nous) essayons we try
(vous) essayez You try
(ils/elles) essaient/essayent they try

Imparfait 

French English
(je/j') essayais I was trying
(tu) essayais You were trying
(il/elle/on) essayait he/she/one was trying
(nous) essayions we tried
(vous) essayiez You were trying
(ils/elles) essayaient they tried

Passé composé 

French English
(je/j') j'ai essayé I tried
tu as essayé You tried
il/elle/on a essayé He/she/one has tried
nous avons essayé We tried
vous avez essayé You have tried
ils/elles ont essayé They tried

Plus-que-parfait 

French English
(je/j') j'avais essayé/j'avais essayé I had tried
tu avais essayé/tu avais essayé you had tried
(il/elle/on) il avait essayé/elle avait essayé/on avait essayé he had tried/she had tried/one had tried
nous avions essayé We had tried
vous aviez essayé You had tried
(ils/elles) ils avaient essayé/elles avaient essayé they had tried

Futur simple 

French English
(je/j') essaierai/essayerai I will try
(tu) essaieras/essayeras You will try
(il/elle/on) essaiera/essayera he/she/one will try
(nous) essaierons/essayerons we will try
(vous) essaierez/essayerez You will try
(ils/elles) essaieront/essayeront they will try

Futur antérieur 

French English
(je/j') aurai essayé I will have tried
(tu) auras essayé You will have tried
(il/elle/on) aura essayé he/she/one will have tried
(nous) aurons essayé we will have tried
(vous) aurez essayé you will have tried
(ils/elles) auront essayé they will have tried

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent 

French English
(je/j') essaierais/essayerais I would try
(tu) essaierais/essayerais You would try
(il/elle/on) essaierait/essayerait he/she/one would try
(nous) essaierions/essayerions we would try
(vous) essaieriez/essayeriez You would try
(ils/elles) essaieraient/essayeraient they would try

Conditionnel passé 

French English
(je/j') aurais essayé/serais essayé I would have tried
(tu) aurais essayé/serais essayé you would have tried
(il/elle/on) aurait essayé/serait essayé he/she/one would have tried
(nous) aurions essayé/serions essayé we would have tried
(vous) auriez essayé/seriez essayé You would have tried/you would try
(ils/elles) auraient essayé/seraient essayé they would have tried

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent 

French English
(je/j') essaie/essay I try
(tu) essaies you try
(il/elle/on) essaie he/she/one tries
(nous) essayions we try
(vous) essayiez you try
(ils/elles) essaient they try

Subjonctif passé 

French English
(je/j') aie essayé I tried
(tu) aies essayé you tried
(il/elle/on) ait essayé he/she/one tried
(nous) ayons essayé we tried
(vous) ayez essayé You have tried
(ils/elles) aient essayé they have tried

Impératif

Impératif 

French English
Essaye! You try
Essaye! You try